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ISSUED AT 16:00 UTC ON THURSDAY SEP 20 2018
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| CDT 3HR | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | |||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 94° | |||||
| TEMP | 92° | 92° | 94° | 94° | 92° | 90° | 88° | |||||
| SKY COVER | 16% | 18% | 21% | 24% | 27% | 22% | 18% | |||||
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| DEW PT | 68° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | |||||
| RH | 47% | 43% | 41% | 41% | 42% | 46% | 51% | |||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||||
| WIND DIR | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| HeatIndex | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 95 | 91 | |||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
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| DRY COND | | | | | | |  | |||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS |  82.32 | 81.59 | 82.58 | 82.58 | 81.41 | 80.73 | 80.13 | |||||
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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 | 8P | 9P | 10P | 11P | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 72° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 88° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 67° | -- | -- | 76° | -- | -- | 63° | 74° | -- | -- | 65° | 81° | -- | -- | 67° | 81° | -- | -- | 65° | 76° | -- |
| TEMP | 85° | 81° | 79° | 79° | 77° | 76° | 76° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 74° | 79° | 83° | 85° | 86° | 88° | 88° | 85° | 85° | 81° | 79° | 77° | 76° | 74° | 74° | 72° | 70° | 70° | 67° | 72° | 76° | 76° | 70° | 65° | 63° | 74° | 70° | 67° | 67° | 81° | 74° | 70° | 68° | 81° | 74° | 67° | 65° | 76° | 70° |
| SKY COVER | 13% | 14% | 14% | 15% | 16% | 16% | 17% | 22% | 27% | 32% | 35% | 39% | 42% | 44% | 49% | 51% | 54% | 60% | 63% | 64% | 65% | 65% | 63% | 57% | 54% | 58% | 66% | 69% | 70% | 72% | 88% | 86% | 92% | 89% | 91% | 90% | 88% | 89% | 85% | 82% | 73% | 74% | 75% | 73% | 69% | 65% | 71% | 70% | 73% | 81% | 87% | 70% |
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| DEW PT | 68° | 68° | 68° | 68° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 68° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 68° | 68° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 63° | 63° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 68° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 63° |
| RH | 58% | 65% | 69% | 71% | 71% | 73% | 76% | 76% | 76% | 79% | 81% | 84% | 81% | 79% | 71% | 65% | 61% | 57% | 55% | 55% | 60% | 62% | 69% | 76% | 82% | 87% | 87% | 87% | 90% | 92% | 97% | 97% | 84% | 74% | 73% | 87% | 89% | 96% | 78% | 86% | 93% | 93% | 64% | 79% | 86% | 89% | 66% | 79% | 97% | 96% | 71% | 75% |
| POP 12HR | 3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 49% | -- | -- | -- | 51% | -- | 37% | -- | 41% | -- | 38% | -- | 38% | -- | 32% | -- | 49% | -- | 57% | -- | 64% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.02in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.08in | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.06in | -- | 0.06in | -- | 0.06in | -- | 0.09in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
| WIND DIR | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | W | N | N | N | NE | N | N | NE | NE | NE | NE | E | E | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | W | NW |
| HeatIndex | 88 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 79 | 87 | 89 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 72 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 65 | 63 | 74 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 83 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 84 | 74 | 67 | 65 | 76 | 70 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Likely | Likely | Chance | Slight Chance |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Likely | Likely | Chance | Slight Chance |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 78.95 |  76.73 | 75.56 | 75.78 | 74.10 | 73.45 | 73.73 | 71.99 | 71.99 | 72.24 | 70.62 | 70.84 | 70.62 | 72.24 | 75.78 | 78.34 | 79.38 | 79.57 | 80.77 | 80.77 | 79.24 | 79.52 | 77.21 | 76.33 | 75.20 | 74.77 | 72.91 | 72.91 | 71.27 | 69.51 | 69.82 | 66.86 | 70.84 | 73.54 | 73.45 | 69.20 | 64.62 | 62.91 | 72.16 | 69.14 | 66.68 | 66.68 | 76.60 | 72.24 | 69.14 | 67.44 | 76.85 | 72.24 | 66.86 | 64.86 | 73.26 | 68.46 |
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 100 PM EDT THU SEP 20 2018
WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS PADUCAH NOT AVBL HENDERSON NOT AVBL OWENSBORO NOT AVBL HOPKINSVILLE NOT AVBL BOWLING GREEN NOT AVBL GLASGOW NOT AVBL
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: Thu Sep 20 13:05:01 EDT 2018
314 AM EDT Thu Sep 20 2018 /214 AM CDT Thu Sep 20 2018/
Today Tonight Fri
CLOUD COVER MClear MClear PCldy
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 50
TEMP (24H TREND) 95 (+2) 71 (+1) 89
RH % (24H TREND) 40 (-6) 86 (-11) 54
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) Lgt/Var S 7
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 5 Lgt/Var SW 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.07
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7089 5603
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 10 SW 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 73381 90320
DISPERSION Good Good
DSI MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
LAL 1 1 3
HAINES INDEX 3 3 3
ADI EARLY 31 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 41 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 49 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 54 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 5 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. North
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80. South
winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 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 SIMPSON County, Kentucky
310 AM EDT Thu Sep 20 2018 /210 AM CDT Thu Sep 20 2018/
DAY ONE Today and Tonight.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Friday through Wednesday.
Waves of thunderstorms will be possible each day through the period.
A few strong to severe storms will be possible Friday afternoon and
evening, with locally gusty winds, heavy rainfall, and lightning
being the main threats.
Additional rounds of thunderstorms through Wednesday will produce 2
to 4 inches of total rainfall, with locally higher amounts possible.
Localized flooding is likely where heavier and/or repeated rainfall
occurs.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation may be required Friday afternoon and evening.
Latest SIMPSON County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For SIMPSON County, KY
TODAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
TONIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
FRIDAY
Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds up to 10 mph.
SATURDAY
Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s.
SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s.
MONDAY
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s.
MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
TUESDAY
Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
WEDNESDAY
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
