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ISSUED AT 05:00 UTC ON WEDNESDAY JUL 15 2020
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| EDT 3HR | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 63° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 92° | ||||
| TEMP | 67° | 65° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 67° | 72° | 77° | 83° | 85° | 88° | 90° | 92° | 92° | 92° | 92° | 90° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 22% | 33% | 24% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 11% | 12% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 19% | 24% | 30% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 61° | 61° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 65° | 65° | ||||
| RH | 83% | 86% | 96% | 96% | 100% | 99% | 84% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 45% | 41% | 38% | 37% | 37% | 38% | 41% | 44% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| WIND DIR | E | E | E | E | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||
| DEW | Lgt Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Lgt Dew | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 67 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 67 | 72 | 77 | 84 | 86 | 89 | 91 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 93 | ||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
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| DRY COND |  | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS |  66.23 | 64.52 | 62.91 | 62.91 | 63.00 | 62.98 | 66.28 | 69.82 | 73.00 | 76.34 | 77.07 |  78.52 | 79.36 | 80.50 | 80.50 | 80.68 | 81.23 | 80.39 | ||||
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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 | 5P | 8P | 11P | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 68° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 90° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70° | -- | -- | 88° | -- | -- | 70° | 90° | -- | -- | 70° | 92° | -- | -- | 72° | 92° | -- | -- | 72° | 92° | -- |
| TEMP | 88° | 83° | 79° | 76° | 74° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 70° | 70° | 68° | 68° | 74° | 77° | 79° | 83° | 83° | 85° | 86° | 88° | 83° | 76° | 74° | 72° | 74° | 81° | 85° | 85° | 83° | 72° | 74° | 86° | 83° | 74° | 74° | 88° | 85° | 74° | 76° | 90° | 85° | 74° | 76° | 90° | 83° |
| SKY COVER | 36% | 39% | 40% | 42% | 44% | 45% | 47% | 48% | 48% | 49% | 50% | 50% | 54% | 56% | 57% | 58% | 60% | 61% | 63% | 67% | 71% | 71% | 72% | 70% | 67% | 65% | 63% | 59% | 55% | 45% | 54% | 53% | 51% | 51% | 47% | 44% | 31% | 30% | 52% | 49% | 49% | 45% | 53% | 46% | 47% |
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| DEW PT | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 68° | 68° | 68° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 70° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 70° | 72° | 72° | 72° |
| RH | 50% | 58% | 66% | 71% | 73% | 79% | 78% | 81% | 90% | 90% | 93% | 96% | 81% | 73% | 69% | 64% | 62% | 59% | 59% | 57% | 67% | 81% | 90% | 100% | 93% | 74% | 65% | 65% | 71% | 96% | 93% | 62% | 72% | 93% | 93% | 59% | 67% | 87% | 87% | 55% | 67% | 87% | 90% | 57% | 69% |
| POP 12HR | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 46% | -- | -- | -- | 50% | -- | -- | -- | 55% | -- | 37% | -- | 53% | -- | 25% | -- | 32% | -- | 23% | -- | 38% | -- | 32% | -- | 45% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.01in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.05in | -- | 0.02in | -- | 0.04in | -- | 0.10in | -- | 0.06in | -- | 0.02in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| WIND DIR | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | S | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| HeatIndex | 91 | 85 | 79 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 74 | 77 | 82 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 92 | 94 | 87 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 74 | 85 | 90 | 93 | 88 | 72 | 74 | 94 | 88 | 74 | 74 | 97 | 91 | 74 | 76 | 97 | 91 | 74 | 76 | 98 | 90 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Likely | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Likely | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 79.97 | 77.41 | 75.22 | 73.26 | 71.74 | 70.48 | 70.40 | 70.62 | 69.38 | 69.38 | 67.65 | 67.80 | 72.41 | 74.30 | 75.56 | 78.21 | 77.94 | 79.09 | 79.87 | 81.09 | 78.61 | 74.20 | 73.16 | 72.00 | 73.41 | 77.83 | 79.96 | 79.96 | 79.14 | 71.71 | 73.41 | 80.32 | 79.27 | 73.41 | 73.41 | 81.42 | 80.24 | 72.91 | 74.77 | 82.28 | 80.24 | 72.91 | 75.05 | 82.62 | 78.87 |
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 100 AM EDT WED JUL 15 2020
...CENTRAL KENTUCKY... CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS MT STERLING* PTCLDY 66 64 94 CALM 30.10S FLEMING/MASON* PTCLDY 70 64 83 CALM 30.10R DANVILLE* CLEAR 64 63 94 CALM 30.10R RICHMOND* FAIR 68 64 88 SE5 30.08S LEXINGTON CLEAR 68 62 81 SE3 30.08S FRANKFORT CLEAR 67 63 87 N3 30.07R LOUISVILLE PTCLDY 76 63 64 SE3 30.05R LEBANON* FAIR 72 66 83 CALM 30.07R GLASGOW* CLEAR 69 67 94 CALM 30.06R BOWLING GREEN CLEAR 74 69 85 CALM 30.04S
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: Wed Jul 15 01:05:01 EDT 2020
CLOUD COVER Mclear Mclear Mclear
PRECIP TYPE None None None
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (+2) 62 (+1) 93
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (-10) 98 (-2) 38
20FTWND-AM(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6900 8480
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 3 S 7
LAL 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 4 4 4
REMARKS...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. South winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the lower 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
around 70. Highs around 90. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
around 70. Highs around 90. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
around 70. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook For MASON County, Kentucky
400 PM EDT Tue Jul 14 2020
DAY ONE Tonight.
Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Wednesday through Monday.
The combination of temperatures in the lower and middle 90s along
with high relative humidity will lead to the heat index rising to
between 95 and 100 for the period from Sunday through Tuesday.
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
REST OF TONIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Light and variable winds.
WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Light and variable winds, becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
THURSDAY
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Muggy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
FRIDAY
Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
SATURDAY
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 50 percent.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
SUNDAY
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
MONDAY
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
MONDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
TUESDAY
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
