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ISSUED AT 09:00 UTC ON SATURDAY SEP 23 2017
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| EDT 3HR | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | 63° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 88° | ||||
| TEMP | 63° | 63° | 63° | 67° | 72° | 77° | 81° | 85° | 86° | 88° | 88° | 88° | 88° | 85° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 15% | 22% | 19% | 16% | 10% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 7% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 61° | 61° | 61° | 63° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 61° | 63° | 63° | ||||
| RH | 93% | 96% | 93% | 84% | 75% | 66% | 56% | 49% | 46% | 43% | 42% | 40% | 43% | 48% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | 5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| WIND DIR | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ||||
| DEW | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Lgt Dew | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 63 | 63 | 63 | 67 | 72 | 77 | 83 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 85 | ||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SPRAY COND |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| DRY COND |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS |  62.84 | 62.91 | 62.84 | 66.28 | 70.19 | 73.60 | 75.63 | 77.65 | 77.92 |  78.85 | 78.69 | 78.36 | 78.85 | 77.51 | ||||
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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 | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 61° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 88° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 61° | -- | -- | 88° | -- | -- | 61° | 85° | -- | -- | 63° | 81° | -- | -- | 58° | 72° | -- | -- | 54° | 70° | -- |
| TEMP | 79° | 76° | 72° | 70° | 70° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 61° | 63° | 67° | 72° | 76° | 81° | 83° | 85° | 86° | 88° | 88° | 79° | 70° | 65° | 63° | 61° | 76° | 85° | 88° | 79° | 67° | 63° | 83° | 79° | 67° | 63° | 79° | 74° | 63° | 58° | 72° | 67° | 58° | 54° | 68° | 63° |
| SKY COVER | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 16% | 18% | 15% | 13% | 19% | 13% | 7% | 11% | 9% | 26% | 56% | 58% | 40% | 44% | 54% | 57% | 33% | 45% | 57% | 40% |
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| DEW PT | 63° | 63° | 63° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 59° | 59° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 59° | 59° | 59° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 61° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 61° | 63° | 63° | 58° | 56° | 54° | 54° | 52° | 52° | 50° | 49° |
| RH | 57% | 64% | 71% | 72% | 76% | 78% | 78% | 83% | 84% | 86% | 84% | 86% | 84% | 75% | 68% | 59% | 52% | 46% | 43% | 41% | 40% | 39% | 52% | 68% | 77% | 87% | 90% | 64% | 46% | 43% | 58% | 90% | 96% | 51% | 59% | 86% | 93% | 56% | 68% | 86% | 96% | 54% | 62% | 80% | 93% | 52% | 59% |
| POP 12HR | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | 1% | -- | -- | -- | 1% | -- | 0% | -- | 0% | -- | 2% | -- | 26% | -- | 11% | -- | 8% | -- | 8% | -- | 9% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| WIND DIR | NE | NE | NE | NE | E | E | E | E | NE | NE | NE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | NE | E | E | E | NE | NE | E | NE | NW | N | N | NW | W | NW | NW | N | NW | N | N | N | N | N |
| HeatIndex | 81 | 76 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 63 | 67 | 72 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 79 | 70 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 76 | 86 | 88 | 81 | 67 | 63 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 63 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 58 | 72 | 67 | 58 | 54 | 68 | 63 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 74.22 | 72.59 | 69.89 | 68.28 | 68.52 | 66.01 | 66.01 | 64.42 | 62.63 | 62.68 | 62.63 | 60.83 | 62.63 | 65.87 | 69.68 | 72.12 | 75.14 | 75.81 | 76.79 | 77.17 | 78.36 | 78.20 | 73.67 | 68.03 | 64.22 | 62.70 | 60.88 | 72.59 | 77.22 | 78.85 | 74.33 | 66.55 | 62.91 | 76.48 | 74.44 | 66.37 | 62.84 | 74.11 | 71.32 | 62.68 | 58.02 | 68.66 | 65.29 | 58.09 | 54.18 | 65.57 | 62.05 |
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 500 AM EDT SAT SEP 23 2017
...CENTRAL KENTUCKY... CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS MT STERLING* CLEAR 61 59 94 CALM 30.08S FOG FLEMING/MASON* FOG 62 62 100 E3 30.08S VSB<1/4 DANVILLE* CLEAR 61 59 94 CALM 30.07F LEXINGTON CLEAR 65 61 87 CALM 30.07R FRANKFORT CLEAR 63 60 90 CALM 30.05S LOUISVILLE CLEAR 72 65 78 CALM 30.04S LEBANON* N/A 66 63 88 CALM 30.06S GLASGOW* CLEAR N/A N/A N/A CALM 30.03F FOG BOWLING GREEN CLEAR 68 68 100 CALM 30.03S
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 Sep 23 05:05:01 EDT 2017
CLOUD COVER MClear Clear Clear
PRECIP TYPE None None None
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 89 (+3) 61 (-2) 88
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (-5) 89 (-8) 39
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) 6840 6500
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 9 E 9
LAL 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 5 5 5
REMARKS...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
North winds around 5 mph.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook For MASON County, Kentucky
304 AM EDT Sat Sep 23 2017
DAY ONE Today and Tonight.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Sunday through Friday.
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
TODAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Light and variable winds, becoming northeast around 5 mph this late morning and afternoon.
TONIGHT
Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
SUNDAY
Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around 5 mph.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds around 5 mph.
MONDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
TUESDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
THURSDAY
Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
FRIDAY
Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
