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ISSUED AT 16:00 UTC ON MONDAY APR 23 2018
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| EDT 3HR | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 58° | ||||
| TEMP | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 56° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 100% | 100% | 99% | 98% | 98% | 97% | 94% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 50° | 50° | ||||
| RH | 77% | 77% | 78% | 77% | 80% | 77% | 80% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | 0.19in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 9 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | ||||
| WIND DIR | SE | SE | E | E | E | E | E | ||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 56 | ||||
| Rain Showers | Definite | Definite | Definite | Definite | Definite | Definite | Definite | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
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| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 58.10 | 58.10 | 58.10 | 58.10 | 58.09 | 58.10 | 56.31 | ||||
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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 | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 50° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 58° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 49° | -- | -- | 59° | -- | -- | 40° | 63° | -- | -- | 43° | 63° | -- | -- | 40° | 61° | -- | -- | 41° | 67° | -- |
| TEMP | 56° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 52° | 52° | 54° | 56° | 56° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 56° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 52° | 52° | 50° | 50° | 56° | 58° | 59° | 56° | 45° | 43° | 61° | 58° | 47° | 43° | 61° | 58° | 45° | 40° | 58° | 56° | 45° | 43° | 65° | 61° |
| SKY COVER | 92% | 94% | 98% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 97% | 89% | 88% | 92% | 92% | 91% | 83% | 70% | 52% | 34% | 26% | 27% | 38% | 53% | 66% | 72% | 56% | 47% | 35% | 29% | 15% | 24% | 20% | 19% |
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| DEW PT | 49° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 47° | 47° | 47° | 47° | 47° | 47° | 47° | 47° | 47° | 49° | 49° | 50° | 50° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 47° | 45° | 40° | 36° | 38° | 40° | 40° | 40° | 41° | 40° | 38° | 36° | 38° | 40° | 38° | 38° | 41° | 43° |
| RH | 80% | 83% | 80% | 83% | 86% | 83% | 85% | 86% | 89% | 89% | 88% | 89% | 89% | 86% | 86% | 85% | 83% | 80% | 80% | 83% | 83% | 83% | 83% | 80% | 83% | 89% | 89% | 89% | 92% | 92% | 93% | 92% | 77% | 69% | 62% | 66% | 82% | 79% | 43% | 51% | 73% | 88% | 47% | 51% | 73% | 85% | 47% | 52% | 73% | 79% | 43% | 52% |
| POP 12HR | 100% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 81% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 67% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 44% | -- | -- | -- | 29% | -- | 10% | -- | 10% | -- | 14% | -- | 28% | -- | 30% | -- | 14% | -- | 10% | -- | 10% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.20in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.07in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.10in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.11in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.08in | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.02in | -- | 0.01in | -- | 0.01in | -- | 0.01in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| WIND DIR | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | NE | NE | NE | NE | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NW | W | S | S | SW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| HeatIndex | 56 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 56 | 58 | 59 | 56 | 43 | 43 | 61 | 58 | 47 | 40 | 61 | 58 | 45 | 37 | 58 | 56 | 45 | 42 | 65 | 61 |
| Rain Showers | Definite | Definite | Likely | Likely | Likely | Chance | Chance | Chance | Likely | Likely | Likely | Likely | Likely | Likely | Likely | Likely | Likely | Likely | Likely | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 39° | -- | -- | 41° | 36° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 56.31 | 54.45 | 54.53 | 54.45 | 52.52 | 52.64 | 52.56 | 52.52 | 50.53 | 50.53 | 50.58 | 50.53 | 50.53 | 52.52 | 52.52 | 54.40 | 56.26 | 56.31 | 58.09 | 58.07 | 58.07 | 58.07 | 58.07 | 58.09 | 56.26 | 54.29 | 54.29 | 54.29 | 52.30 | 52.30 | 50.34 | 50.39 | 56.35 | 58.14 | 58.96 | 56.52 | 46.37 | 44.82 | 60.31 | 58.22 | 48.75 | 44.04 | 60.36 | 58.22 | 47.05 | 41.55 | 58.23 | 56.74 | 47.05 | 44.82 | 63.06 | 60.42 |
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 1200 PM EDT MON APR 23 2018
...CENTRAL KENTUCKY... CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS MT STERLING* RAIN 54 54 100 E12 30.12F FLEMING/MASON* LGT RAIN 54 52 94 E7 30.16F DANVILLE* CLOUDY 55 54 94 CALM 30.08S LEXINGTON RAIN 56 53 90 E9G21 30.09S FRANKFORT LGT RAIN 55 52 89 E9 30.07F FOG LOUISVILLE LGT RAIN 57 54 89 E10 30.05S FOG GLASGOW* CLOUDY 64 54 70 SE14G22 29.99S BOWLING GREEN CLOUDY 64 57 78 E15 29.97S
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: Mon Apr 23 12:05:01 EDT 2018
CLOUD COVER Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
PRECIP TYPE Showers Showers Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 80 70
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (-5) 51 (0) 60
RH % (24H TREND) 54 (+22) 91 (+27) 78
20FTWND-AM(MPH) E 8 G17 E 9
20FTWND-PM(MPH) E 10 E 10 G17 E 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.34 0.21 0.21
PRECIP DURATION 7 7 7
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3210 3280
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 21 E 10
LAL 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 2 2 2
REMARKS...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around 50.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs around 60. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows around 40. Highs in
the lower 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. West
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
353 AM EDT Mon Apr 23 2018
DAY ONE Today and Tonight.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Tuesday through Sunday.
No hazardous weather is expected at 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
THIS AFTERNOON
Showers. Highs in the upper 50s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 100 percent.
TONIGHT
Showers. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
TUESDAY
Showers likely. Highs around 60. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows around 50. North winds around 5 mph.
WEDNESDAY
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs around 60. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
THURSDAY
Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in the lower 60s.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
FRIDAY
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening. Lows around 40. Chance of rain 30 percent.
SATURDAY
Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
SUNDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
