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ISSUED AT 11:00 UTC ON THURSDAY APR 25 2024
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| CDT 3HR | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | |||||
| MAX/MIN | 40° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 67° | |||||
| TEMP | 41° | 45° | 50° | 54° | 58° | 61° | 63° | 65° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 65° | |||||
| SKY COVER | 15% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 15% | 19% | 22% | 36% | 50% | 63% | 66% | 69% | |||||
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| DEW PT | 36° | 38° | 38° | 40° | 40° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 40° | |||||
| RH | 82% | 73% | 63% | 56% | 49% | 42% | 40% | 35% | 33% | 34% | 36% | 39% | |||||
| POP 12HR | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |||||
| WIND DIR | NE | NE | E | E | E | E | E | E | NE | NE | NE | NE | |||||
| DEW | Lgt Dew | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| HeatIndex | 38 | 42 | 50 | 54 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 65 | |||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| WIND CHILL | 37° | 41° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| SPRAY COND |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
| DRY COND |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 42.76 | 47.05 | 51.79 | 55.16 | 58.22 | 60.30 | 61.61 | 62.78 | 63.98 | 64.02 | 62.82 | 62.92 | |||||
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| CDT 6HR | 7P | 8P | 9P | 10P | 11P | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | 10P | 1A | 4A | 7A | 10A | 1P | 4P | 7P | 1A | 7A | 1P | 7P | 1A | 7A | 1P | 7P | 1A | 7A | 1P | 7P | 1A | 7A | 1P | 7P |
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 50° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 67° | -- | -- | 81° | -- | -- | 65° | 83° | -- | -- | 67° | 76° | -- | -- | 59° | 76° | -- | -- | 56° | 81° | -- |
| TEMP | 63° | 59° | 58° | 56° | 54° | 54° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 52° | 54° | 58° | 61° | 63° | 65° | 67° | 70° | 72° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 72° | 72° | 70° | 70° | 67° | 74° | 79° | 81° | 79° | 70° | 67° | 79° | 79° | 70° | 67° | 74° | 72° | 65° | 61° | 74° | 72° | 61° | 61° | 79° | 76° |
| SKY COVER | 73% | 68% | 63% | 58% | 60% | 61% | 63% | 61% | 60% | 58% | 63% | 67% | 72% | 74% | 77% | 80% | 82% | 84% | 86% | 86% | 85% | 84% | 83% | 82% | 81% | 89% | 81% | 77% | 51% | 49% | 46% | 40% | 45% | 36% | 32% | 46% | 40% | 57% | 65% | 78% | 80% | 65% | 58% | 42% | 30% | 21% | 21% | 10% | 18% |
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| DEW PT | 40° | 40° | 40° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 41° | 45° | 47° | 50° | 54° | 56° | 56° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 58° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 58° | 58° | 59° | 58° | 58° | 56° | 56° | 54° | 54° | 56° | 58° |
| RH | 44% | 47% | 50% | 52% | 56% | 57% | 58% | 56% | 59% | 61% | 60% | 61% | 58% | 61% | 61% | 62% | 62% | 65% | 65% | 61% | 59% | 57% | 57% | 57% | 57% | 59% | 61% | 63% | 65% | 56% | 45% | 42% | 45% | 61% | 70% | 45% | 43% | 61% | 70% | 57% | 65% | 81% | 86% | 55% | 57% | 78% | 81% | 44% | 51% |
| POP 12HR | 3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 39% | -- | -- | -- | 25% | -- | -- | -- | 20% | -- | 6% | -- | 10% | -- | 35% | -- | 63% | -- | 59% | -- | 32% | -- | 9% | -- | 13% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.03in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.02in | -- | 0.01in | -- | 0.03in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | 0.00in | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | 0in | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| WIND DIR | NE | NE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | W | W | W | S | SE | SW | SW |
| HeatIndex | 63 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 74 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 70 | 67 | 79 | 79 | 70 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 61 | 74 | 72 | 61 | 61 | 79 | 76 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Likely | Likely | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 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 | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 61.71 | 58.94 | 58.22 | 56.74 | 55.16 | 55.14 | 53.57 | 53.65 | 53.53 | 51.89 | 51.94 | 51.89 | 53.57 | 55.03 | 58.17 | 60.54 | 62.12 | 63.81 | 65.42 | 67.60 | 69.02 | 70.41 | 70.41 | 70.41 | 68.88 | 69.02 | 67.60 | 67.72 | 65.42 | 70.32 | 72.89 | 73.92 | 72.89 | 67.60 | 65.65 | 72.89 | 72.67 | 67.60 | 65.65 | 70.41 | 69.46 | 64.35 | 60.83 | 70.24 | 68.88 | 60.73 | 60.77 | 72.78 | 71.36 |
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 MCLEAN County, Kentucky
Issued at 700 AM EDT THU APR 25 2024
WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS PADUCAH CLEAR 47 42 83 NE5 30.21F HENDERSON CLEAR 44 39 82 NE8 30.26R OWENSBORO CLEAR 44 39 82 E10 30.26R HOPKINSVILLE CLEAR 46 41 83 NE3 30.20S BOWLING GREEN CLEAR 46 40 79 NE5 30.24R GLASGOW CLEAR 43 40 90 NE7 30.23S
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 MCLEAN County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Thu Apr 25 07:05:01 EDT 2024
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 60
High Temperature(F) 63-67 70-74
Minimum RH(%) 33-38 55-60
Low Temperature(F) 46-50
Maximum RH(%) 64-69
Temp (24h trend) 67 (0) 47 (+7) 74
RH % (24h trend) 36 (-10) 67 (-19) 58
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 3-7 E 3-7 SE 6-10 G20
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var E 4-8 G17 SE 9-13 G25
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.09
Precip Duration 2
Precip Begin 8 AM
Precip End Continuing
Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1220 710
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)4000 2340
1700'Mix Hgt Temp 56 69
Transport Wnd (kts) E 6 S 19
Transport Wnd (m/s) E 3 S 10
Vent Rate (m/s-m) 3660 7100
Dispersion Index Poor Good
LAL 1 1 3
Haines Index 4 4 4
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower
80s. South winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. South
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 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 MCLEAN County, Kentucky
351 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024 /451 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024/
DAY ONE Today and Tonight
A few thunderstorms are possible late this afternoon into tonight;
however, severe weather is not anticipated.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Friday through Wednesday
A daily chance of thunderstorms is forecast Friday through Monday.
The best chance of stronger storms will be in the Ozarks Friday
night and again late Sunday into Sunday night. Lightning, gusty
winds, and locally heavy rain will be the primary hazards.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation will not be needed.
Latest MCLEAN County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For MCLEAN County, KY
TODAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
TONIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
FRIDAY
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the upper 60s. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
SATURDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
TUESDAY
Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
