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ISSUED AT 04:00 UTC ON SUNDAY JUL 22 2018
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| CDT 3HR | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | |||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 67° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 83° | |||||
| TEMP | 70° | 68° | 68° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 68° | 70° | 74° | 76° | 77° | 79° | 81° | 81° | 83° | 83° | 81° | 79° | |||||
| SKY COVER | 44% | 43% | 47% | 51% | 55% | 64% | 72% | 81% | 83% | 85% | 88% | 88% | 89% | 90% | 89% | 87% | 86% | 86% | 86% | |||||
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| DEW PT | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 68° | 68° | 68° | 68° | |||||
| RH | 87% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 89% | 89% | 93% | 90% | 84% | 76% | 73% | 69% | 64% | 62% | 62% | 62% | 62% | 66% | 71% | |||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.04in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |||||
| WIND DIR | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | |||||
| DEW | Lgt Dew | Lgt Dew | Lgt Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Lgt Dew | Lgt Dew | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| HeatIndex | 70 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 79 | |||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | 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 | |||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| SPRAY COND |  | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |||||
| DRY COND |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS |  69.20 | 67.49 | 67.49 | 66.55 | 66.50 | 66.50 | 66.68 | 67.49 | 69.01 | 71.99 | 73.45 | 73.90 | 75.00 | 76.36 | 76.36 | 77.94 | 77.94 | 76.85 | 75.78 | |||||
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| CDT 6HR | 7P | 8P | 9P | 10P | 11P | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 67° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 81° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 67° | -- | -- | 83° | -- | -- | 68° | 85° | -- | -- | 68° | 86° | -- | -- | 68° | 86° | -- | -- | 67° | 85° | -- |
| TEMP | 76° | 74° | 72° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 68° | 68° | 68° | 67° | 67° | 68° | 70° | 72° | 74° | 76° | 79° | 81° | 77° | 72° | 68° | 67° | 68° | 76° | 83° | 83° | 79° | 70° | 70° | 83° | 81° | 70° | 70° | 85° | 83° | 72° | 70° | 85° | 81° | 70° | 70° | 85° | 81° |
| SKY COVER | 86% | 87% | 87% | 87% | 86% | 84% | 83% | 84% | 86% | 87% | 86% | 85% | 84% | 81% | 76% | 73% | 72% | 69% | 58% | 59% | 48% | 44% | 39% | 48% | 48% | 64% | 62% | 61% | 58% | 55% | 62% | 48% | 41% | 26% | 32% | 31% | 31% | 34% | 51% | 54% | 59% | 65% | 53% | 62% |
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| DEW PT | 68° | 68° | 68° | 68° | 68° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 67° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 68° | 72° | 70° | 68° | 68° | 68° | 70° | 68° | 67° | 68° | 68° | 67° | 67° | 70° | 68° |
| RH | 76% | 81% | 90% | 93% | 96% | 92% | 93% | 96% | 96% | 97% | 99% | 96% | 93% | 89% | 84% | 79% | 73% | 64% | 58% | 68% | 84% | 90% | 93% | 90% | 74% | 64% | 62% | 76% | 96% | 93% | 67% | 72% | 93% | 92% | 57% | 64% | 90% | 90% | 57% | 65% | 90% | 90% | 60% | 67% |
| POP 12HR | 47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26% | -- | -- | -- | 8% | -- | -- | -- | 44% | -- | 18% | -- | 42% | -- | 2% | -- | 3% | -- | 1% | -- | 31% | -- | 25% | -- | 23% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.15in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.01in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.05in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| WIND DIR | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NE | N | N | NE | SE | W | NW |
| HeatIndex | 76 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 77 | 72 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 76 | 87 | 88 | 79 | 70 | 70 | 89 | 85 | 70 | 70 | 90 | 87 | 72 | 70 | 90 | 85 | 70 | 70 | 89 | 84 |
| Rain Showers | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | -- | Chance | Slight 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 | Chance | Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | -- | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 73.73 | 72.41 | 71.27 | 69.57 | 69.75 | 69.51 | 69.57 | 67.80 | 67.80 | 67.85 | 66.95 | 66.82 | 67.65 | 69.32 | 70.84 | 72.24 | 73.45 | 75.00 | 75.87 | 73.80 | 70.84 | 67.49 | 66.68 | 67.49 | 73.54 | 78.21 | 77.94 | 76.33 | 69.75 | 69.57 |  78.61 | 77.58 | 69.57 | 69.51 | 78.80 | 78.21 | 71.27 | 69.38 | 78.80 | 76.73 | 69.38 | 69.38 | 79.24 | 76.97 |
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 1200 AM EDT SUN JUL 22 2018
WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS PADUCAH FAIR 73 66 78 NW3 29.85S HENDERSON FAIR 73 66 78 W10 29.82F OWENSBORO FAIR 73 66 78 NW8 29.81F HOPKINSVILLE FAIR 73 66 76 W6 29.83F BOWLING GREEN FAIR 74 66 76 W8 29.82F GLASGOW FAIR 69 65 88 CALM 29.82S
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: Sun Jul 22 00:05:01 EDT 2018
338 AM EDT Sat Jul 21 2018 /238 AM CDT Sat Jul 21 2018/
Today Tonight Sun
CLOUD COVER PCldy PCldy MCldy
PRECIP TYPE tstms tstms tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 40 50
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (-5) 66 (-2) 81
RH % (24H TREND) 53 (-6) 100 (+5) 65
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 6 W 6
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 10 NW 6 NW 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.02 0.07
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5646 3424
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 23 NW 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 112920 54661
DISPERSION Excellent Good
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
LAL 4 4 4
HAINES INDEX 3 3 3
ADI EARLY 54 GEN GOOD 21 FAIR 27 FAIR
ADI LATE 67 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 38 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 6 7
MAX LVORI LATE 1 7 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
North winds up to 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
upper 80s. North winds up to 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Northeast winds up to 5 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
249 PM EDT Sat Jul 21 2018 /149 PM CDT Sat Jul 21 2018/
DAY ONE Tonight.
Isolated thunderstorms will be possible this evening. Heavy rainfall
will be the main threat with the stronger storms.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Sunday through Friday.
Scattered afternoon and evening storms are expected each day through
the next work week as the weather pattern remains unsettled.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotters are encourage to report wind damage, hail, or flooding from
Friday's storms.
Latest SIMPSON County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For SIMPSON County, KY
TONIGHT
Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
MONDAY
Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
MONDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
TUESDAY
Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
THURSDAY
Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
FRIDAY
Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
SATURDAY
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.
