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ISSUED AT 01:00 UTC ON SUNDAY JAN 20 2019
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| CDT 3HR | 9P | 10P | 11P | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | |||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27° | |||||
| TEMP | 38° | 36° | 34° | 31° | 29° | 27° | 25° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 22° | 25° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 25° | 23° | |||||
| SKY COVER | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 85% | 69% | 54% | 46% | 37% | 28% | 23% | 18% | 13% | 18% | 24% | 30% | 37% | 43% | |||||
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| DEW PT | 36° | 32° | 31° | 27° | 25° | 22° | 20° | 18° | 16° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | |||||
| RH | 92% | 88% | 88% | 88% | 84% | 84% | 84% | 84% | 80% | 77% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 77% | 73% | 67% | 60% | 57% | 55% | 57% | 60% | 64% | |||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 78% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.16in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.06in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 | |||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 29 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | |||||
| WIND DIR | NW | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| HeatIndex | 27 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | |||||
| Snow | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Definite | Likely | Likely | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Rain | Definite | Definite | Definite | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Freezing Rain | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Ice Pellets | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| WIND CHILL | 28° | 25° | 22° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 11° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 13° | 16° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 13° | |||||
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| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
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| CDT 6HR | 7P | 8P | 9P | 10P | 11P | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 10A | 1P | 4P | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16° | -- | -- | -- | 34° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25° | -- | -- | 49° | -- | -- | 40° | 47° | -- | -- | 25° | 36° | -- | -- | 25° | 34° | -- | -- | 20° | 34° | -- |
| TEMP | 22° | 22° | 22° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 16° | 16° | 16° | 16° | 20° | 27° | 34° | 27° | 25° | 27° | 27° | 29° | 38° | 45° | 49° | 41° | 47° | 47° | 38° | 34° | 29° | 25° | 36° | 34° | 29° | 25° | 34° | 29° | 25° | 22° | 34° | 29° |
| SKY COVER | 49% | 60% | 60% | 61% | 57% | 54% | 50% | 48% | 47% | 45% | 46% | 47% | 48% | 46% | 45% | 35% | 32% | 26% | 9% | 24% | 9% | 29% | 42% | 60% | 83% | 85% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 92% | 75% | 58% | 44% | 51% | 63% | 47% | 43% | 62% | 51% | 59% | 64% | 73% |
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| DEW PT | 13° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 16° | 18° | 25° | 29° | 32° | 34° | 43° | 43° | 36° | 32° | 27° | 22° | 25° | 27° | 27° | 22° | 22° | 20° | 18° | 16° | 20° | 20° |
| RH | 68% | 58% | 61% | 67% | 71% | 73% | 73% | 76% | 80% | 80% | 76% | 80% | 76% | 76% | 64% | 47% | 41% | 60% | 65% | 63% | 62% | 63% | 59% | 51% | 53% | 75% | 82% | 82% | 96% | 92% | 92% | 92% | 66% | 72% | 88% | 88% | 61% | 69% | 77% | 81% | 58% | 68% |
| POP 12HR | 1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2% | -- | -- | -- | 2% | -- | -- | -- | 10% | -- | 84% | -- | 84% | -- | 41% | -- | 6% | -- | 7% | -- | 10% | -- | 11% | -- | 32% |
| 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) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| WIND DIR | N | N | N | N | N | N | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | E | E | SE | E | SE | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | W | NW | NW | NW | W | W | W | W | W | NW | W | W | SW | NW |
| HeatIndex | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 29 | 45 | 49 | 33 | 47 | 47 | 31 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 26 | 21 |
| Snow | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Chance |
| Rain | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Definite | Definite | Likely | Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | -- |
| Freezing Rain | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ice Pellets | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | 14° | 15° | 15° | 12° | 14° | 14° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9° | 11° | 20° | 28° | 20° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 20° | 29° | 37° | -- | 33° | -- | -- | 32° | 27° | 22° | 18° | 30° | 28° | 22° | 17° | 28° | 22° | 17° | 14° | 27° | 21° |
| SPRAY COND |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 SIMPSON County, Kentucky
Issued at 800 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2019
WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS PADUCAH LGT SNOW 30 26 85 N23G33 29.78R VSB 1 WCI 17 HENDERSON LGT SNOW 29 28 96 NW15G29 29.71R VSB 3/4 WCI 18 OWENSBORO LGT SNOW 32 30 93 N18G28 29.63R FOG WCI 20 HOPKINSVILLE LGT SNOW 33 32 98 NW15G24 29.65R FOG WCI 22 BOWLING GREEN CLOUDY 41 37 86 NW13G25 29.53R GLASGOW LGT RAIN 42 40 96 NW13G22 29.47R
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 SIMPSON County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Sat Jan 19 20:05:01 EST 2019
427 AM EST Fri Jan 18 2019 /327 AM CST Fri Jan 18 2019/
Today Tonight Sat
CLOUD COVER MCldy Cloudy Cloudy
PRECIP TYPE None Showers Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 100 100
TEMP (24H TREND) 46 (0) 39 (+4) 56
RH % (24H TREND) 71 (-12) 93 (-7) 80
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) Lgt/Var S 7
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) Lgt/Var E 5 W 10 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.47 1.23
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)2461 2690
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 5 W 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 12305 50768
DISPERSION Poor Good
DSI STBL STBL STBL
LAL 1 2 2
HAINES INDEX 2 3 2
ADI EARLY 8 POOR 12 POOR 23 FAIR
ADI LATE 13 GEN POOR 22 FAIR 30 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 4 4 4
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.SUNDAY...Rain showers, chance of snow showers and light freezing
rain. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the upper 20s. Northwest
winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 15. Highs in the lower 30s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely. Warmer. Lows in
the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain showers and chance of snow showers. Colder.
Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds
5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of snow showers.
Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest 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 SIMPSON County, Kentucky
314 PM EST Sat Jan 19 2019 /214 PM CST Sat Jan 19 2019/
DAY ONE Tonight
Cold air will filter into the region with temperatures falling
into the 20s overnight. A band of snow is expected to move through
the region and will bring significant snowfall to southern
Indiana and parts of Kentucky. The area at most risk for
significant snowfall will be in areas west of I-65 and north of
I-64. Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories have
been issued for the outlook area. Please see the Winter Weather
Message product for more details.
Very hazardous driving conditions are expected late this evening
and into the overnight period.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Sunday through Friday
The next weather system to affect the region looks to arrive
around Wednesday bringing a round of rain and snow to the area.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotters are asked to report precipitation type and snowfall
amounts tonight and Sunday morning.
Latest SIMPSON County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For SIMPSON County, KY
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY
TONIGHT
Breezy, colder. Rain possibly mixed with snow and sleet in the evening, then light snow likely possibly mixed with freezing rain and sleet after midnight. Snow and sleet accumulation around 1 inch. Lows around 20. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
SUNDAY
Colder. Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 20s. North winds 15 to 20 mph.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows around 16. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
TUESDAY
Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Breezy, rain. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
WEDNESDAY
Rain. Highs in the upper 40s. Temperatures falling into the 30s in the afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain and snow. Lows in the mid 20s.
THURSDAY
Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
FRIDAY
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.
SATURDAY
Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain and snow. Highs in the mid 30s.
