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ISSUED AT 00:00 UTC ON THURSDAY APR 25 2024
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| EDT 3HR | 9P | 10P | 11P | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 67° | ||||
| TEMP | 59° | 56° | 52° | 50° | 49° | 47° | 45° | 43° | 41° | 40° | 40° | 41° | 45° | 49° | 54° | 58° | 61° | 63° | 65° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 65° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 9% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 11% | 15% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 12% | 13% | 15% | 16% | 18% | 19% | 34% | 37% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 43° | 41° | 40° | 40° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 36° | 38° | 38° | 38° | ||||
| RH | 52% | 58% | 63% | 65% | 67% | 73% | 76% | 79% | 81% | 85% | 85% | 79% | 73% | 62% | 55% | 48% | 43% | 39% | 36% | 32% | 33% | 34% | 38% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| WIND DIR | N | N | N | N | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | E | E | E | E | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Lgt Dew | Lgt Dew | Lgt Dew | Lgt Dew | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 59 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 41 | 47 | 54 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 65 | ||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41° | 39° | 37° | 36° | 35° | 36° | 41° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SPRAY COND |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| DRY COND |  | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 58.95 | 56.65 | 53.38 | 51.69 | 50.78 | 48.75 | 46.82 | 44.82 | 42.86 | 41.55 | 41.55 | 43.06 | 47.05 | 51.05 | 55.19 | 58.23 | 60.31 | 61.59 | 62.82 | 63.93 | 63.98 | 64.02 | 62.89 | ||||
| DAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | TUE | WED | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| EDT 6HR | 8P | 9P | 10P | 11P | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 11A | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 47° | -- | -- | 72° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 63° | -- | -- | 81° | -- | -- | 63° | 83° | -- | -- | 65° | 81° | -- | -- | 61° | 77° | -- | -- | 56° | 81° | -- |
| TEMP | 63° | 59° | 56° | 54° | 52° | 50° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 47° | 47° | 47° | 49° | 63° | 67° | 70° | 70° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 72° | 76° | 79° | 76° | 67° | 65° | 79° | 77° | 67° | 65° | 79° | 74° | 65° | 63° | 74° | 72° | 61° | 59° | 77° | 76° |
| SKY COVER | 45% | 44% | 43% | 42% | 41% | 40% | 39% | 41% | 44% | 46% | 48% | 51% | 53% | 84% | 87% | 83% | 85% | 76% | 74% | 75% | 70% | 65% | 55% | 36% | 33% | 31% | 28% | 30% | 32% | 36% | 47% | 55% | 75% | 73% | 76% | 54% | 36% | 26% | 30% | 11% | 12% |
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| DEW PT | 41° | 40° | 40° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 38° | 38° | 49° | 56° | 58° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 59° | 59° | 59° | 58° | 56° | 56° | 61° | 58° | 56° | 58° | 61° | 59° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 58° | 56° | 56° | 58° | 58° |
| RH | 45% | 49% | 54% | 56% | 61% | 60% | 63% | 65% | 63% | 65% | 67% | 70% | 68% | 62% | 70% | 63% | 61% | 65% | 68% | 70% | 72% | 66% | 55% | 50% | 53% | 68% | 72% | 52% | 51% | 68% | 75% | 56% | 59% | 84% | 93% | 63% | 63% | 84% | 90% | 50% | 53% |
| POP 12HR | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4% | -- | -- | -- | 38% | -- | -- | -- | 12% | -- | -- | -- | 8% | -- | 3% | -- | 6% | -- | 16% | -- | 42% | -- | 62% | -- | 46% | -- | 10% | -- | 13% |
| 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) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| WIND DIR | NE | NE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | SE | S | S | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | W | W | SW | E | W | N |
| HeatIndex | 63 | 59 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 46 | 63 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 79 | 76 | 67 | 65 | 79 | 77 | 67 | 65 | 79 | 74 | 65 | 63 | 74 | 72 | 61 | 59 | 77 | 76 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Likely | Likely | Chance | Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 61.73 | 58.94 | 56.71 | 55.16 | 53.46 | 51.94 | 50.99 | 50.89 | 50.99 | 49.27 | 49.14 | 48.95 | 50.72 | 62.12 | 65.65 | 67.72 | 67.60 | 65.42 | 65.56 | 63.98 | 64.05 | 69.53 | 71.74 | 73.44 | 71.55 | 65.56 | 64.05 | 73.67 | 72.10 | 65.56 | 64.15 | 74.11 | 70.57 | 64.45 | 62.84 | 70.91 | 69.31 | 60.81 | 58.99 | 72.00 | 71.55 |
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 NELSON County, Kentucky
Issued at 900 PM EDT WED APR 24 2024
NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LOUISVILLE/SDF PTCLDY 59 41 51 N10 30.17R LOUISVILLE/LOU CLEAR 57 41 55 N6 30.16R FORT KNOX PTCLDY 58 41 53 NW6 30.14R
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 NELSON County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Wed Apr 24 20:05:01 EDT 2024
328 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
CLOUD COVER Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE None None None Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 40
TEMP (24H TREND) 36 (-13) 66 (0) 44 72
RH % (24H TREND) 86 (-12) 31 (-14) 71 55
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) E 5 E 7
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) N 6 Lgt/Var E 5 SE 9
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4224 3805
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 6 S 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 24246 68490
DISPERSION Poor Good
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
LAL 1 1 1 2
HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 3
ADI EARLY 8 POOR 29 FAIR 8 POOR 26 FAIR
ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 29 FAIR 12 POOR 40 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 5 2 3 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80. Southeast
winds around 10 mph with gusts to around 45 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower
80s. South winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 80. South winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.TUESDAY...Rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows
around 60. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 5 to 15 mph with
gusts to around 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 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 NELSON County, Kentucky
324 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024 /224 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024/
DAY ONE Tonight.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Thursday through Tuesday.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
Latest NELSON County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For NELSON County, KY
TONIGHT
Colder. Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northeast winds up to 10 mph.
THURSDAY
Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
FRIDAY
Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the morning, then chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Warmer. Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
SATURDAY
Breezy. Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
SUNDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.
MONDAY
Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
MONDAY NIGHT
Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy with showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly sunny with chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
WEDNESDAY
Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
