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ISSUED AT 06:00 UTC ON SATURDAY APR 20 2024
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| EDT 3HR | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 58° | ||||
| TEMP | 47° | 45° | 41° | 41° | 43° | 43° | 47° | 49° | 52° | 54° | 54° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 58° | 56° | 54° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 59% | 40% | 22% | 20% | 18% | 16% | 15% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 16% | 21% | 27% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 34° | 34° | 32° | 32° | 32° | 32° | 32° | 32° | 32° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 29° | 29° | ||||
| RH | 62% | 65% | 70% | 69% | 67% | 65% | 56% | 53% | 48% | 42% | 39% | 38% | 37% | 37% | 35% | 35% | 36% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 15 | ||||
| WIND DIR | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | W | W | W | W | W | NW | NW | ||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 45 | 42 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 43 | 44 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 56 | 54 | ||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Frost | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | 43° | 37° | 37° | 39° | 39° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
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| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 49.47 | 47.66 | 43.94 | 44.03 | 45.87 | 46.04 | 49.86 | 51.53 | 53.94 | 55.53 | 55.61 | 56.95 | 56.97 | 56.97 | 58.29 | 57.00 | 55.69 | ||||
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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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 56° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36° | -- | -- | 63° | -- | -- | 40° | 67° | -- | -- | 49° | 61° | -- | -- | 38° | 63° | -- | -- | 43° | 67° | -- |
| TEMP | 52° | 47° | 45° | 43° | 43° | 41° | 40° | 38° | 38° | 36° | 36° | 38° | 38° | 40° | 45° | 47° | 49° | 52° | 54° | 56° | 52° | 43° | 38° | 36° | 38° | 54° | 61° | 63° | 58° | 43° | 43° | 65° | 63° | 56° | 49° | 59° | 56° | 45° | 41° | 59° | 58° | 45° | 45° | 65° | 63° |
| SKY COVER | 29% | 32% | 35% | 38% | 37% | 36% | 35% | 38% | 42% | 48% | 55% | 62% | 58% | 62% | 65% | 69% | 68% | 67% | 66% | 46% | 16% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 35% | 41% | 61% | 70% | 78% | 65% | 43% | 13% | 10% | 13% | 17% | 22% | 45% | 39% | 52% | 62% |
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| DEW PT | 29° | 29° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 29° | 29° | 27° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 29° | 31° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 36° | 32° | 34° | 41° | 41° | 43° | 47° | 43° | 38° | 34° | 34° | 36° | 36° | 34° | 36° | 45° | 45° |
| RH | 42% | 47% | 50% | 52% | 54% | 57% | 61% | 64% | 66% | 69% | 72% | 69% | 66% | 62% | 52% | 49% | 46% | 44% | 40% | 40% | 46% | 59% | 72% | 78% | 78% | 46% | 36% | 34% | 43% | 65% | 67% | 41% | 46% | 63% | 89% | 52% | 48% | 65% | 73% | 40% | 45% | 62% | 67% | 47% | 51% |
| POP 12HR | 2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | 0% | -- | 18% | -- | 65% | -- | 25% | -- | 7% | -- | 7% | -- | 17% | -- | 38% |
| 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) | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 |
| WIND DIR | NW | NW | N | N | N | NW | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | N | NW | NW | N | NW | W | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | W | NW | N | NE | NE | NE | NE | E | E | SE | SE |
| HeatIndex | 52 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 37 | 41 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 52 | 40 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 54 | 61 | 63 | 58 | 40 | 38 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 59 | 56 | 40 | 36 | 59 | 58 | 40 | 40 | 65 | 63 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Likely | Likely | Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance |
| Frost | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Patchy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | 42° | 39° | 40° | 38° | 37° | 35° | -- | -- | 32° | 35° | 34° | 36° | 41° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 39° | 34° | 32° | 35° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 39° | 37° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41° | 36° | -- | -- | 40° | 40° | -- | -- |
| SPRAY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 54.17 | 50.44 | 48.80 | 47.17 | 47.00 | 45.21 | 44.03 | 42.12 | 41.89 | 39.89 | 39.51 | 41.55 | 41.89 | 43.93 | 48.64 | 50.31 | 51.91 | 54.09 | 55.58 | 56.92 | 54.02 | 46.56 | 41.20 | 38.76 | 40.52 | 55.43 | 60.23 | 61.48 | 58.25 | 46.04 | 45.87 | 62.99 | 61.75 | 56.57 | 49.59 | 58.95 | 56.80 | 47.66 | 43.64 | 58.93 | 58.24 | 47.88 | 47.50 | 63.19 | 61.87 |
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 200 AM EDT SAT APR 20 2024
NORTHEAST KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LEXINGTON CLOUDY 52 39 61 N5 30.15S COVINGTON CLOUDY 51 35 54 NW8 30.16S FRANKFORT CLOUDY 53 36 52 NW7 30.16R
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 Apr 20 02:05:01 EDT 2024
CLOUD COVER Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE None None None None
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 40 (-22) 60 (-3) 36 57
RH % (24H TREND) 80 (-8) 33 (-29) 72 36
20FTWND-AM(MPH) W 5 Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH) NW 5 NW 10 NW 5 NW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6150 6080
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 20 NW 12
LAL 1 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 5 5 4 4
REMARKS...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Patchy frost. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Patchy frost. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs
in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs
in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook For MASON County, Kentucky
344 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024
DAY ONE Today and tonight.
There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Saturday through Thursday.
Patchy to areas of frost will be possible Saturday night and again
Sunday night.
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
Partly cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
SATURDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs around 60. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, diminishing to around 5 mph after midnight.
SUNDAY
Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Clear. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
MONDAY
Patchy frost in the morning. Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
TUESDAY
Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Showers likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
THURSDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
FRIDAY
Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
