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UKAWC 1st Detectors/1st Responders Precision Weather Forecast For MASON County, Kentucky
(based on the NWS County Digital Forecast)

ISSUED AT 05:00 UTC ON SUNDAY DEC 03 2023
DAY SUNDAY
EDT 3HR 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10A 11A NOON 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P
MAX/MIN -- -- -- -- -- -- 47° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 54°
TEMP 49° 49° 49° 49° 49° 47° 47° 47° 49° 49° 50° 52° 52° 52° 52° 52° 49° 47°
SKY COVER 97% 98% 99% 100% 97% 93% 90% 90% 91% 91% 86% 81% 76% 69% 62% 55% 50% 45%
Clouds
DEW PT 49° 49° 49° 49° 49° 47° 47° 47° 49° 49° 49° 47° 47° 45° 43° 41° 40° 40°
RH 96% 99% 96% 99% 99% 99% 99% 100% 100% 96% 92% 86% 83% 80% 73% 68% 71% 73%
POP 12HR -- -- -- -- -- -- 67% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) 0.01in -- -- -- -- -- 0.04in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- --
SNOWFALL 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- --
WIND SPEED(MPH) 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 9 14 15 17 18 17 16 15 13
WIND Gust(MPH) 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 10 15 18 24 29 30 26 24 21 15
WIND DIR N N N N NW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
DEW -- -- -- -- -- -- Mod Dew Mod Dew -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HeatIndex 47 47 48 47 47 46 45 44 45 45 50 52 52 52 52 52 44 42
Rain Showers Chance Chance Chance Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Chance Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND CHILL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS



DAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
EDT 6HR 8P 9P 10P 11P MIDN 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10A 11A NOON 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 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36° -- -- -- -- -- 47° -- -- -- -- 32° -- -- 47° -- -- 34° 40° -- -- 29° 49° -- -- 40° 56° -- -- 41° 56° --
TEMP 45° 43° 43° 41° 40° 40° 40° 40° 38° 38° 38° 38° 36° 38° 40° 41° 43° 45° 47° 41° 38° 36° 34° 34° 40° 45° 47° 43° 36° 34° 38° 36° 31° 31° 45° 43° 40° 41° 54° 50° 45° 43° 52° 50°
SKY COVER 40% 42% 43% 45% 48% 51% 54% 61% 68% 73% 76% 76% 70% 73% 75% 78% 78% 78% 57% 59% 57% 64% 71% 87% 72% 70% 62% 77% 83% 82% 64% 39% 33% 56% 27% 23% 30% 65% 63% 60% 60% 74% 58% 62%
Clouds
DEW PT 38° 38° 36° 36° 36° 36° 36° 36° 34° 34° 34° 34° 34° 36° 36° 38° 38° 38° 36° 36° 34° 32° 32° 34° 36° 36° 36° 34° 34° 32° 31° 29° 27° 29° 31° 32° 31° 34° 41° 43° 40° 40° 47° 45°
RH 75% 79% 79% 81% 85% 85% 85% 85% 85% 88% 88% 89% 92% 88% 85% 85% 82% 79% 67% 79% 85% 88% 92% 95% 88% 73% 65% 73% 88% 92% 75% 72% 84% 88% 57% 65% 70% 76% 63% 73% 82% 92% 80% 79%
POP 12HR 28% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9% -- -- -- -- -- -- 40% -- -- -- 21% -- -- -- 50% -- 60% -- 15% -- 2% -- 2% -- 7% -- 14% -- 34% -- 38%
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- 0.00in -- 0.00in -- 0.00in -- 0.00in -- 0.01in -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SNOWFALL 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND SPEED(MPH) 9 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 9 14 17 15 15 13 13 13 8 6 8 15 14 15 15 16 15 14 10 10 9
WIND DIR W W W W W W W SW SW S S S SE SE SE SE S W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SE
HeatIndex 40 38 37 36 35 35 35 35 34 33 33 33 32 34 36 37 38 40 43 37 33 31 29 27 32 37 40 35 28 26 31 30 26 24 39 37 33 34 54 50 39 36 52 50
Rain Showers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance -- -- Slight Chance Slight Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Likely Chance Slight Chance -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance
WIND CHILL 40° 38° 38° 36° 35° 35° 36° 36° 34° 34° 34° 34° 31° 34° 35° 36° 39° 41° -- 36° 34° 31° 28° 27° 32° 38° -- 36° 28° 25° 30° 30° 25° 24° 38° 36° 32° 33° -- -- 39° 37° -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS

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NWS 48 Hr. Forecast Maps,

Regional Hourly Observations For MASON County, Kentucky
Issued at 1200 AM EST SUN DEC 03 2023
NORTHEAST KENTUCKY
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
LEXINGTON      LGT RAIN  53  50  89 N5        29.80F FOG              
COVINGTON      CLOUDY    47  43  86 NE6       29.80F                  
FRANKFORT      CLOUDY    52  48  86 N3        29.80F                  


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: Sun Dec 3 00:05:01 EST 2023

CLOUD COVER                     Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE                   Showers      Showers         None      Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)                  80           30            0           40
TEMP (24H TREND)              48 (-4)      55 (-2)           36           48
RH % (24H TREND)              100 (0)     66 (-16)           93           66
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                              SW  6                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH)               Lgt/Var    SW 12 G23         W  8         W  6
PRECIP AMOUNT                    0.07         0.01         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION                     6            1                         2
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                            3480                      2730
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                          SW 28                      W  8
LAL                                 1            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX                        2            4            4            3

REMARKS...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs in the upper
40s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely. Lows in the mid 30s.
Highs in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 40s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s.
Highs in the upper 50s. South winds around 10 mph. 

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Hazardous Weather Outlook For MASON County, Kentucky
311 AM EST Sat Dec 2 2023

 DAY ONE  Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

 DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  Sunday through Friday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

 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

OVERNIGHT
Cloudy with showers likely. Mild with lows in the upper 40s. North winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.

MONDAY
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 40s. Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon.

MONDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers. Lows in the lower 30s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain showers. Highs in the upper 40s.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Rain showers likely, mainly in the evening. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of rain 70 percent.

WEDNESDAY
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.

THURSDAY
Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in the upper 40s.

THURSDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 40.

FRIDAY
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Mild with lows in the lower 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

SATURDAY
Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 50s.

Ag Weather Center, Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky