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ISSUED AT 20:00 UTC ON FRIDAY JUN 22 2018
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| EDT 3HR | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | 81° | ||||
| TEMP | 81° | 79° | 79° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 81% | 84% | 82% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 65° | 65° | 67° | ||||
| RH | 60% | 62% | 66% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| WIND DIR | S | S | S | ||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 83 | 82 | 79 | ||||
| Rain Showers | Likely | Likely | Chance | ||||
| Thunder Storm | Likely | Likely | Chance | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SPRAY COND |  | | | ||||
| DRY COND |  | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS |  76.12 | 74.78 | 75.22 | ||||
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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 | 3A | 4A | 5A | 8A | 11A | 2P | 5P | 8P | 2A | 8A | 2P | 8P | 2A | 8A | 2P | 8P | 2A | 8A | 2P | 8P | 2A | 8A | 2P | 8P |
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 63° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 79° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 63° | -- | -- | 83° | -- | -- | 65° | 83° | -- | -- | 63° | 86° | -- | -- | 68° | 88° | -- | -- | 70° | 90° | -- |
| TEMP | 77° | 74° | 72° | 70° | 68° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 67° | 68° | 72° | 74° | 76° | 77° | 79° | 79° | 79° | 79° | 79° | 79° | 76° | 74° | 72° | 70° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 63° | 67° | 76° | 81° | 83° | 79° | 67° | 67° | 81° | 79° | 67° | 67° | 85° | 83° | 72° | 72° | 86° | 85° | 74° | 74° | 88° | 85° |
| SKY COVER | 78% | 73% | 69% | 66% | 64% | 65% | 66% | 69% | 72% | 76% | 80% | 89% | 87% | 84% | 79% | 74% | 69% | 65% | 60% | 57% | 54% | 53% | 54% | 57% | 52% | 52% | 53% | 54% | 55% | 56% | 56% | 57% | 59% | 60% | 64% | 62% | 61% | 60% | 60% | 50% | 48% | 39% | 30% | 30% | 35% | 36% | 29% | 33% | 45% | 65% | 61% | 55% | 46% | 50% | 53% |
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| DEW PT | 67° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 65° | 65° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 63° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 63° | 61° | 61° | 65° | 67° | 65° | 67° | 70° | 72° | 70° | 70° | 72° | 72° |
| RH | 68% | 74% | 81% | 84% | 87% | 90% | 93% | 96% | 96% | 96% | 97% | 96% | 93% | 84% | 76% | 71% | 68% | 64% | 62% | 62% | 62% | 61% | 61% | 64% | 68% | 76% | 78% | 84% | 89% | 93% | 96% | 99% | 99% | 100% | 97% | 71% | 58% | 58% | 66% | 90% | 90% | 56% | 58% | 81% | 84% | 51% | 59% | 78% | 86% | 57% | 65% | 87% | 90% | 59% | 65% |
| POP 12HR | 65% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29% | -- | -- | -- | 33% | -- | 25% | -- | 8% | -- | 4% | -- | 10% | -- | 29% | -- | 50% | -- | 38% | -- | 31% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.60in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.08in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.04in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.01in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.01in | -- | -- | -- | 0.01in | -- | 0.07in | -- | 0.08in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| WIND DIR | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | W | W | NW | NE | NE | NE | NE | E | E | SE | SE | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | W | SW |
| HeatIndex | 77 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 67 | 76 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 67 | 83 | 81 | 67 | 67 | 86 | 85 | 72 | 72 | 92 | 90 | 74 | 74 | 94 | 93 |
| Rain Showers | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance |
| Thunder Storm | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 73.80 | 71.83 | 70.62 | 69.01 | 67.34 | 66.55 | 66.68 | 64.86 | 64.86 | 64.86 | 64.90 | 64.86 | 66.68 | 67.19 | 70.26 | 71.58 | 72.97 | 73.40 | 74.78 | 74.78 | 74.78 | 74.67 | 74.67 | 75.00 | 72.97 | 71.99 | 70.40 | 69.01 | 66.50 | 66.68 | 64.86 | 64.97 | 64.97 | 63.00 | 66.86 | 73.26 | 75.87 | 77.41 | 75.22 | 66.55 | 66.55 | 75.63 | 74.33 | 66.14 | 66.28 | 77.94 | 77.54 | 70.40 | 70.98 |  79.57 | 79.96 | 72.91 | 73.16 | 81.42 | 79.96 |
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 400 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2018
...CENTRAL KENTUCKY... CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS MT STERLING* N/A 79 63 57 SW10G22 29.75F FLEMING/MASON* PTSUNNY 74 65 75 W5 29.74F DANVILLE* N/A 81 63 54 SW17G26 29.73S LEXINGTON N/A 80 67 64 S8 29.70F FRANKFORT N/A 77 65 66 S12 29.68F LOUISVILLE PTSUNNY 75 68 78 W12 29.67F THUNDER LEBANON* N/A 75 66 73 SW8 29.71R GLASGOW* PTSUNNY 80 66 61 SW15G21 29.70F BOWLING GREEN PTSUNNY 83 67 58 W15G29 29.69S
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: Fri Jun 22 16:05:01 EDT 2018
CLOUD COVER MCldy MCldy PCldy PCldy
PRECIP TYPE Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 30 20 40
TEMP (24H TREND) 64 (-3) 80 (0) 64 84
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (-1) 63 (-1) 100 55
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 8 Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 6 SW 10 SW 6 W 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.24 0.01 0.01 0.05
PRECIP DURATION 2 2 1 2
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5970 6880
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 24 W 12
LAL 4 3 3 3
HAINES INDEX 3 3 3 3
REMARKS...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in
the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 70s. Highs around 90. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest 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
1103 AM EDT Fri Jun 22 2018
DAY ONE Today and Tonight.
Showers and thunderstorms are expected this afternoon into this
evening. A few thunderstorms may become strong or severe with
damaging winds the primary threat. In addition, the threat of heavy
rain will continue which may result in localized flash flooding.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Saturday through Thursday.
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
TONIGHT
Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely this evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall this evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
SUNDAY
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming north after midnight. Chance of rain 30 percent.
MONDAY
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s.
MONDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
TUESDAY
Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
THURSDAY
Partly cloudy. Highs around 90.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
FRIDAY
Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
