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ISSUED AT 06:00 UTC ON WEDNESDAY JUL 15 2020
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| CDT 3HR | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | |||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 67° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 92° | |||||
| TEMP | 70° | 68° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 70° | 74° | 79° | 83° | 86° | 88° | 90° | 90° | 90° | 90° | 90° | 88° | |||||
| SKY COVER | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 6% | |||||
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| DEW PT | 65° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 65° | 65° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 67° | 67° | |||||
| RH | 83% | 84% | 87% | 87% | 86% | 84% | 76% | 67% | 56% | 50% | 47% | 43% | 42% | 42% | 44% | 47% | 50% | |||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||||
| WIND DIR | E | E | E | E | SE | SE | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| DEW | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| HeatIndex | 70 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 70 | 74 | 79 | 86 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 92 | |||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
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| DRY COND |  | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS |  68.95 | 67.19 | 66.41 | 66.41 | 66.37 | 69.01 | 71.99 | 75.33 | 77.14 |  78.52 | 79.49 | 80.22 | 80.05 | 80.05 | 80.39 | 80.91 | 79.97 | |||||
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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 | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 92° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74° | -- | -- | 90° | -- | -- | 72° | 90° | -- | -- | 72° | 92° | -- | -- | 72° | 92° | -- | -- | 72° | 90° | -- |
| TEMP | 86° | 83° | 81° | 77° | 76° | 76° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 76° | 76° | 79° | 81° | 85° | 86° | 88° | 88° | 88° | 85° | 79° | 76° | 74° | 76° | 85° | 90° | 85° | 85° | 74° | 76° | 90° | 86° | 76° | 74° | 92° | 88° | 76° | 74° | 92° | 86° | 76° | 74° | 90° | 85° |
| SKY COVER | 6% | 15% | 23% | 32% | 35% | 38% | 41% | 34% | 27% | 20% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 58% | 57% | 56% | 56% | 55% | 55% | 55% | 66% | 66% | 68% | 66% | 67% | 51% | 72% | 76% | 73% | 48% | 53% | 53% | 54% | 36% | 51% | 51% | 29% | 14% | 51% | 51% | 42% | 26% | 51% | 54% | 51% |
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| DEW PT | 68° | 68° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 68° | 70° | 70° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 72° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 72° | 74° | 74° | 76° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° |
| RH | 55% | 61% | 64% | 71% | 75% | 76% | 79% | 81% | 81% | 84% | 84% | 84% | 84% | 79% | 74% | 69% | 65% | 63% | 61% | 59% | 67% | 84% | 90% | 96% | 93% | 70% | 64% | 69% | 72% | 96% | 93% | 55% | 63% | 87% | 93% | 51% | 61% | 84% | 89% | 52% | 63% | 87% | 93% | 55% | 67% |
| POP 12HR | 1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 39% | -- | -- | -- | 21% | -- | -- | -- | 57% | -- | 12% | -- | 40% | -- | 9% | -- | 24% | -- | 8% | -- | 26% | -- | 13% | -- | 37% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.01in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.18in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.02in | -- | 0.09in | -- | 0.05in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| WIND DIR | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | S | S | S | SW | SW | S | SW | SW | SW | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | S | SW | SW |
| HeatIndex | 91 | 87 | 83 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 79 | 87 | 92 | 95 | 96 | 98 | 97 | 94 | 84 | 76 | 74 | 76 | 95 | 101 | 95 | 93 | 74 | 76 | 99 | 94 | 76 | 74 | 101 | 95 | 76 | 74 | 99 | 94 | 76 | 74 | 99 | 91 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Likely | Likely | -- | -- | Chance | Chance | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | -- | -- | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | -- | -- | Chance | Chance | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | -- | -- | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 79.27 | 77.81 | 76.60 | 74.10 | 73.64 | 73.73 | 72.24 | 72.41 | 72.41 | 72.66 | 72.66 | 74.49 | 74.49 | 76.67 | 77.83 | 80.53 | 80.76 | 82.06 | 81.74 | 81.42 | 80.24 | 77.22 | 75.05 | 73.67 | 75.34 | 80.68 |  83.82 | 80.53 | 80.97 | 73.67 | 75.34 | 82.28 | 80.46 | 74.77 | 73.41 | 83.05 | 81.74 | 74.49 | 73.08 | 83.24 | 80.46 | 74.77 | 73.41 | 82.28 | 80.24 |
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 200 AM EDT WED JUL 15 2020
WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS PADUCAH CLEAR 72 67 84 SE3 29.99F HENDERSON CLEAR 66 65 96 CALM 30.03F OWENSBORO CLEAR 71 70 96 CALM 30.03F HOPKINSVILLE CLEAR 72 70 93 CALM 30.03R BOWLING GREEN CLEAR 73 69 87 CALM 30.04S GLASGOW CLEAR 69 67 94 CALM 30.06S
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: Wed Jul 15 02:05:01 EDT 2020
330 AM EDT Tue Jul 14 2020 /230 AM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020/
Today Tonight Wed
CLOUD COVER Clear Clear Mclear
PRECIP TYPE None None None
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (+3) 64 (+2) 92
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (-10) 90 (-8) 42
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6119 7313
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 3 S 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 24520 82038
DISPERSION Poor Good
DSI MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL
LAL 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 2 2 2
ADI EARLY 13 GEN POOR 2 VERY POOR 34 FAIR
ADI LATE 16 GEN POOR 2 VERY POOR 59 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 4 6
MAX LVORI LATE 2 6 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s.
South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 90. Light
winds.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Southwest winds up to 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Southwest winds up to 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Southwest 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
311 PM EDT Tue Jul 14 2020 /211 PM CDT Tue Jul 14 2020/
DAY ONE Tonight.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Wednesday through Monday.
Afternoon heat index values near 100 degrees are possible Thursday
through Monday.
A complex of storms will come close to the Ohio Valley Wednesday
night bringing the threat of locally gusty winds and heavy rainfall.
Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will be possible each afternoon
and evening beginning on Thursday. The main threats with these
storms will be locally gusty winds, cloud to ground lightning, and
heavy rainfall.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation is not expected.
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
Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph shifting to the east after midnight.
WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds up to 10 mph.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
THURSDAY
Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds up to 5 mph.
FRIDAY
Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
SATURDAY
Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
SUNDAY
Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
MONDAY
Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.
MONDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
TUESDAY
Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.
