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ISSUED AT 18:00 UTC ON SATURDAY JUL 20 2019
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| EDT 3HR | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | 94° | ||||
| TEMP | 94° | 94° | 94° | 92° | 90° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 29% | 22% | 19% | 16% | 14% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | ||||
| RH | 54% | 54% | 54% | 57% | 61% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 | ||||
| WIND DIR | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | ||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 105 | 105 | 105 | 103 | 100 | ||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SPRAY COND |  | | |  | | ||||
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| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS |  85.09 | 85.09 | 85.09 | 84.15 |  83.31 | ||||
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| EDT 6HR | 8P | 9P | 10P | 11P | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | 8P | 9P | 10P | 11P | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 5A | 8A | 11A | 2P | 5P | 8P | 2A | 8A | 2P | 8P | 2A | 8A | 2P | 8P | 2A | 8A | 2P | 8P | 2A | 8A | 2P | 8P |
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 90° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70° | -- | -- | 81° | -- | -- | 59° | 77° | -- | -- | 56° | 81° | -- | -- | 58° | 83° | -- | -- | 61° | 85° | -- |
| TEMP | 88° | 85° | 81° | 81° | 79° | 77° | 76° | 76° | 76° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 76° | 79° | 83° | 85° | 88° | 88° | 90° | 88° | 88° | 86° | 85° | 83° | 81° | 79° | 76° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 72° | 70° | 72° | 77° | 81° | 79° | 72° | 65° | 61° | 76° | 72° | 59° | 61° | 79° | 74° | 61° | 63° | 81° | 76° | 65° | 65° | 85° | 77° |
| SKY COVER | 14% | 17% | 20% | 23% | 23% | 24% | 25% | 30% | 35% | 40% | 44% | 46% | 47% | 47% | 51% | 55% | 62% | 68% | 73% | 74% | 74% | 73% | 73% | 75% | 77% | 76% | 76% | 75% | 78% | 81% | 84% | 94% | 87% | 90% | 91% | 91% | 86% | 73% | 53% | 27% | 16% | 8% | 4% | 11% | 7% | 11% | 4% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 7% | 15% |
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| DEW PT | 76° | 76° | 76° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 76° | 76° | 76° | 76° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 76° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 70° | 70° | 72° | 70° | 70° | 65° | 61° | 58° | 56° | 56° | 54° | 56° | 56° | 58° | 56° | 58° | 58° | 61° | 58° | 61° | 59° | 63° |
| RH | 70% | 74% | 82% | 81% | 87% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 93% | 96% | 96% | 96% | 97% | 90% | 79% | 72% | 67% | 64% | 61% | 63% | 63% | 69% | 71% | 74% | 79% | 84% | 90% | 93% | 96% | 93% | 96% | 99% | 97% | 81% | 71% | 71% | 79% | 86% | 86% | 48% | 56% | 80% | 83% | 43% | 57% | 83% | 84% | 44% | 59% | 81% | 83% | 42% | 59% |
| POP 12HR | 6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 58% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 63% | -- | -- | -- | 76% | -- | 54% | -- | 4% | -- | 5% | -- | 5% | -- | 5% | -- | 6% | -- | 4% | -- | 5% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.02in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.09in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.12in | -- | 0.15in | -- | 0.30in | -- | 0.45in | 0.05in | 0.01in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | 0in | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| WIND DIR | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | W | W | W | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NE | NE | N | N | E | E | SW | E |
| HeatIndex | 100 | 94 | 89 | 86 | 79 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 79 | 91 | 95 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 93 | 92 | 88 | 79 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 72 | 77 | 85 | 83 | 72 | 65 | 61 | 76 | 72 | 59 | 61 | 80 | 74 | 61 | 63 | 81 | 76 | 65 | 65 | 84 | 77 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Chance | Likely | Likely | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Likely | Likely | Likely | Likely | Likely | Likely | Likely | Likely | Chance | Likely | Definite | Likely | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Chance | Likely | Likely | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Likely | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 83.18 | 81.25 | 78.80 | 78.68 |  77.56 | 76.00 | 75.05 | 75.05 | 75.34 | 73.67 | 73.67 | 73.67 | 75.72 | 77.89 | 80.20 | 80.97 | 82.70 | 82.22 | 83.31 | 82.06 | 82.06 | 81.36 | 80.82 | 79.54 | 78.44 | 77.22 | 75.05 | 73.41 | 73.67 | 73.41 | 71.71 | 69.94 | 71.78 | 75.10 | 77.46 | 75.78 | 70.48 | 64.52 | 60.83 | 71.08 | 68.81 | 58.98 | 60.79 | 72.67 | 70.41 | 60.79 | 62.63 | 74.16 | 72.12 | 64.35 | 64.42 | 76.64 | 72.90 |
Click on individual weather variable above in left-hand column (ie., TEMP, RH, QPF 12HR) to view state forecast maps
NWS 48 Hr. Forecast Maps,Regional Hourly Observations For MASON County, Kentucky
Issued at 200 PM EDT SAT JUL 20 2019
NORTHEAST KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LEXINGTON FAIR 92 72 51 SW9 30.02F HX 99 COVINGTON FAIR 91 72 53 S21 29.97F HX 98 FRANKFORT FAIR 92 74 55 SW9 29.99F HX 101
Current NOWCAST not available:
Nowcasts are not issued routinely during fair weather. Only when
precipitation or other significant weather is occuring in this county will these
forecasts be issued. Currently, there is no short term forecast in effect.
Fire Weather Forecast For MASON County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Sat Jul 20 14:05:01 EDT 2019
CLOUD COVER MClear MClear PCldy
PRECIP TYPE None None Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 60
TEMP (24H TREND) 94 (+1) 74 (+1) 91
RH % (24H TREND) 54 (+3) 99 (+2) 61
20FTWND-AM(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 7 Lgt/Var SW 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.08
PRECIP DURATION 2
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5410 6990
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 12 SW 10
LAL 1 1 4
HAINES INDEX 4 4 3
REMARKS...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows
in the lower 70s. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms.
Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 70s. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
SPC's Fire Weather Web Tool (Excellent!), SPC's Fire Weather Outlooks, NWS Fire Weather WEB, Fire Danger Class Map,
Keetch-Byram Drought Index, ROMAN Web, Haines Index ,
WFAS's 10-hr Dead Fuel Moist., WFAS's 100-hr Dead Fuel Moist., Probablity of Ignition, Visual blackness Map, Palmer Drought Index, HPC's Rainfall Forecast Maps
Hazardous Weather Outlook For MASON County, Kentucky
303 AM EDT Sat Jul 20 2019
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for East Central Indiana,
Southeast Indiana, Northeast Kentucky, Northern Kentucky, Central
Ohio, South Central Ohio, Southwest Ohio and West Central Ohio.
DAY ONE Tonight.
Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.
Excessive Heat Warning.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Saturday through Thursday.
Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.
Excessive Heat Warning.
Heat index values around 100 degrees will be possible Sunday
afternoon. Additionally, scattered storms are expected to develop
Sunday through Monday, with a few strong to severe storms possible
during this time.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
Latest MASON County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For MASON County, KY
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THIS AFTERNOON
Partly cloudy early this afternoon, then clearing. Near steady temperatures in the lower 90s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
TONIGHT
Mostly clear. Muggy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
SUNDAY
Partly cloudy in the morning, then mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. Heat index values up to 103.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Muggy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
MONDAY
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the lower 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows around 60. Chance of rain 60 percent.
TUESDAY
Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in the upper 70s.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
WEDNESDAY
Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
THURSDAY
Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
FRIDAY
Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
