 Forecast Maps |  Reg. NEXRAD Animation |
 |  Current NWS Watch/Warnings |
 SPC Convective Day 1 Outlook |  Day 2 Outlook |
(9 AM to 9 PM Mon-Fri)
[Fast][Dial-up]
(based on the NWS County Digital Forecast)
ISSUED AT 00:00 UTC ON SATURDAY APR 27 2024
| DAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 59° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 79° | ||||
| TEMP | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 63° | 68° | 70° | 74° | 74° | 76° | 77° | 77° | 79° | 79° | 77° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 53% | 50% | 60% | 56% | 67% | 72% | 75% | 76% | 83% | 84% | 85% | 87% | 75% | 75% | 66% | 59% | 65% | 66% | 66% | 64% | 62% | 47% | 45% | ||||
| Clouds |  |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
||||
| DEW PT | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 56° | 56° | 58° | 58° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 59° | 59° | 59° | ||||
| RH | 72% | 75% | 72% | 72% | 75% | 72% | 74% | 77% | 75% | 75% | 77% | 77% | 75% | 65% | 63% | 59% | 61% | 60% | 56% | 56% | 51% | 50% | 54% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 17 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 18 | ||||
| WIND DIR | SE | SE | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 68 | 70 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 77 | ||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SPRAY COND |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 62.35 | 62.42 | 62.35 | 62.35 | 62.42 | 62.35 | 62.40 | 60.72 | 60.70 | 60.70 | 60.72 | 60.72 | 62.42 | 66.23 | 67.72 | 70.57 | 70.74 | 72.22 | 72.60 | 72.60 | 73.56 | 73.44 | 72.40 | ||||
| DAY | SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | TUE | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 61° | -- | -- | 81° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 61° | -- | -- | 79° | -- | -- | 61° | 79° | -- | -- | 58° | 81° | -- | -- | 58° | 79° | -- | -- | 56° | 72° | -- |
| TEMP | 76° | 72° | 70° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 63° | 63° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 63° | 72° | 79° | 79° | 76° | 68° | 65° | 63° | 63° | 72° | 77° | 79° | 74° | 63° | 63° | 74° | 72° | 63° | 61° | 77° | 74° | 63° | 61° | 74° | 72° | 63° | 59° | 70° | 67° |
| SKY COVER | 53% | 45% | 36% | 27% | 24% | 22% | 19% | 21% | 23% | 24% | 22% | 21% | 19% | 40% | 39% | 14% | 31% | 12% | 25% | 28% | 37% | 43% | 59% | 66% | 77% | 87% | 86% | 44% | 12% | 29% | 52% | 37% | 43% | 57% | 57% | 51% | 54% | 67% | 65% | 66% | 49% |
| Clouds | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| DEW PT | 59° | 58° | 58° | 56° | 56° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 58° | 61° | 58° | 58° | 56° | 54° | 52° | 54° | 58° | 61° | 59° | 59° | 58° | 61° | 63° | 61° | 58° | 58° | 63° | 61° | 58° | 58° | 63° | 61° | 56° | 54° | 56° | 52° |
| RH | 56% | 64% | 65% | 67% | 68% | 67% | 70% | 72% | 75% | 77% | 80% | 80% | 75% | 61% | 54% | 48% | 55% | 63% | 68% | 70% | 72% | 63% | 55% | 52% | 61% | 83% | 93% | 68% | 65% | 83% | 89% | 62% | 66% | 84% | 89% | 65% | 65% | 78% | 83% | 59% | 59% |
| POP 12HR | 11% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | 5% | -- | -- | -- | 3% | -- | -- | -- | 33% | -- | 82% | -- | 46% | -- | 18% | -- | 33% | -- | 27% | -- | 47% | -- | 38% | -- | 32% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.02in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 10 |
| WIND DIR | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | S | SW | SW | SW | S | S | SW | SW | S | S | SW | SW | SW | W | W | NW |
| HeatIndex | 76 | 72 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 68 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 79 | 74 | 63 | 63 | 74 | 72 | 63 | 61 | 77 | 74 | 63 | 61 | 74 | 72 | 63 | 59 | 70 | 67 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Chance | Likely | Definite | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | -- | -- | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SPRAY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 71.84 | 69.39 | 67.84 | 65.51 | 65.56 | 63.87 | 63.98 | 62.35 | 62.42 | 60.72 | 60.76 | 60.76 | 62.42 | 69.17 | 73.89 | 73.22 | 71.74 | 66.13 | 63.91 | 62.31 | 62.35 | 69.31 | 72.50 | 73.67 | 70.74 | 62.61 | 62.84 | 71.32 | 69.46 | 62.61 | 60.87 | 73.20 | 71.16 | 62.63 | 60.87 | 71.07 | 69.46 | 62.49 | 58.98 | 67.47 | 65.15 |
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 SHELBY County, Kentucky
Issued at 800 PM EDT FRI APR 26 2024
NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LOUISVILLE/SDF CLOUDY 69 56 62 SE12 30.03R LOUISVILLE/LOU MOCLDY 68 56 65 SE9 30.03S FORT KNOX PTCLDY 69 56 65 E9 30.00S
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 SHELBY County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Fri Apr 26 20:05:01 EDT 2024
323 PM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
CLOUD COVER Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE Showers Showers None None
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 10 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (+18) 81 (+9) 62 82
RH % (24H TREND) 80 (+10) 45 (-4) 81 44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 12 G22 S 10
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SE 9 G18 S 12 G22 S 10 G17 S 11
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5930 5645
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 28 S 21
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 149370 113757
DISPERSION Excellent Excellent
DSI STBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL
LAL 1 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 3 3 3 3
ADI EARLY 16 GEN POOR 77 GOOD 23 FAIR 71 GOOD
ADI LATE 16 GEN POOR 87 GOOD 15 GEN POOR 84 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 4 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. South
winds around 10 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph with
gusts to around 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs around 80. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
West 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 SHELBY County, Kentucky
252 PM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024 /152 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024/
DAY ONE Tonight.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
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 SHELBY County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For SHELBY County, KY
TONIGHT
Warmer. Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Near steady temperature in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy. Highs around 80. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
SUNDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around 15 mph.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
MONDAY
Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
MONDAY NIGHT
Chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers and chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy with showers in the morning, then mostly sunny with chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of thunderstorms 30 percent.
WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.
THURSDAY
Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 80.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s.
FRIDAY
Partly sunny. Chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
