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ISSUED AT 02:00 UTC ON WEDNESDAY AUG 23 2017
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| CDT 3HR | 10P | 11P | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | |||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 67° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 79° | |||||
| TEMP | 72° | 72° | 72° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 68° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 68° | 70° | 72° | 74° | 76° | 79° | 79° | 79° | 79° | 79° | 76° | |||||
| SKY COVER | 77% | 66% | 60% | 60% | 65% | 68% | 78% | 81% | 78% | 81% | 76% | 66% | 61% | 56% | 47% | 42% | 38% | 31% | 27% | 24% | 18% | |||||
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| DEW PT | 72° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 68° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 63° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 59° | |||||
| RH | 99% | 96% | 96% | 100% | 96% | 96% | 96% | 99% | 96% | 96% | 93% | 87% | 78% | 70% | 64% | 56% | 53% | 52% | 52% | 54% | 55% | |||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 51% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | -- | 0.09in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.01in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |||||
| WIND DIR | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||||
| DEW | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Hvy Dew | Hvy Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Lgt Dew | Lgt Dew | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| HeatIndex | 72 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 76 | |||||
| Rain Showers | Scattered | Isolated | Isolated | Isolated | Isolated | Isolated | Isolated | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| SPRAY COND |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
| DRY COND |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | |||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS |  71.93 | 71.71 | 71.71 | 70.00 | 69.75 | 69.75 | 67.80 | 66.95 | 66.82 | 66.82 | 67.65 | 69.20 | 70.40 | 71.49 | 72.59 | 74.11 | 73.78 | 73.67 | 73.67 | 73.89 | 71.74 | |||||
| DAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| CDT 6HR | 7P | 8P | 9P | 10P | 11P | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 58° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 79° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 56° | -- | -- | 79° | -- | -- | 58° | 79° | -- | -- | 58° | 79° | -- | -- | 63° | 79° | -- | -- | 63° | 79° | -- |
| TEMP | 74° | 72° | 68° | 67° | 65° | 63° | 63° | 61° | 59° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 59° | 63° | 67° | 72° | 79° | 79° | 76° | 65° | 61° | 58° | 58° | 70° | 76° | 79° | 74° | 61° | 59° | 77° | 76° | 63° | 61° | 77° | 74° | 65° | 65° | 79° | 76° | 65° | 65° | 79° | 76° |
| SKY COVER | 11% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 17% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 12% | 18% | 28% | 32% | 38% | 35% | 30% | 36% | 53% | 56% | 50% | 54% | 60% | 60% | 61% | 60% | 74% | 73% | 76% | 72% | 78% | 83% | 77% |
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| DEW PT | 59° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 56° | 56° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 54° | 56° | 56° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 61° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 61° | 61° | 63° | 63° |
| RH | 60% | 63% | 70% | 75% | 77% | 80% | 80% | 86% | 90% | 89% | 93% | 93% | 86% | 78% | 73% | 61% | 48% | 47% | 51% | 72% | 78% | 86% | 86% | 60% | 50% | 47% | 53% | 78% | 87% | 48% | 54% | 83% | 89% | 57% | 65% | 89% | 92% | 57% | 66% | 86% | 90% | 59% | 66% |
| POP 12HR | 8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1% | -- | -- | -- | 2% | -- | -- | -- | 1% | -- | 2% | -- | 8% | -- | 12% | -- | 24% | -- | 21% | -- | 35% | -- | 35% | -- | 34% |
| 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) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| WIND DIR | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NE | N | N | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | E | E | E | E | SE | E | SE | E | SE | SE |
| HeatIndex | 74 | 72 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 63 | 67 | 72 | 79 | 80 | 76 | 65 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 70 | 76 | 79 | 74 | 61 | 59 | 77 | 76 | 63 | 61 | 77 | 74 | 65 | 65 | 79 | 76 | 65 | 65 | 79 | 76 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 70.66 | 69.31 | 66.48 | 65.87 | 64.22 | 62.54 | 62.54 | 60.83 | 58.99 | 58.05 | 58.03 | 58.03 | 58.98 | 62.49 | 65.78 | 69.17 | 73.22 | 73.11 | 71.36 | 64.05 | 60.73 | 58.06 | 58.06 | 67.54 | 71.27 | 73.11 | 70.07 | 60.73 | 58.99 | 71.79 | 71.65 | 62.61 | 60.87 | 72.70 | 71.07 | 64.62 | 64.73 | 74.22 | 72.78 | 64.52 | 64.66 | 74.44 | 72.78 |
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 1000 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017
WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS PADUCAH CLEAR 75 67 76 NW7 29.98R HENDERSON NOT AVBL OWENSBORO CLOUDY 73 72 96 SW3 29.97R FOG HOPKINSVILLE MOCLDY 73 71 96 W3 29.98R BOWLING GREEN CLOUDY 75 73 93 NW3 29.97R GLASGOW MOCLDY 73 73 100 CALM 29.97S
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: Tue Aug 22 22:05:01 EDT 2017
331 AM EDT Tue Aug 22 2017 /231 AM CDT Tue Aug 22 2017/
Today Tonight Wed
CLOUD COVER PCldy MCldy PCldy
PRECIP TYPE tstms tstms NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 60 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 90 (-2) 65 (-7) 80
RH % (24H TREND) 56 (+12) 100 (+7) 47
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 5 Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 8 Lgt/Var N 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.16 0.23 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7380 5779
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 23 N 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 164833 54367
DISPERSION Excellent Good
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
LAL 4 4 2
HAINES INDEX 3 2 2
ADI EARLY 69 GOOD 21 FAIR 33 FAIR
ADI LATE 84 GOOD 8 POOR 43 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 7 5
MAX LVORI LATE 2 7 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around
80. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. East winds up to 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
East 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
923 PM EDT Tue Aug 22 2017 /823 PM CDT Tue Aug 22 2017/
DAY ONE Tonight.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Wednesday through Monday.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation is not anticipated.
Latest SIMPSON County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For SIMPSON County, KY
OVERNIGHT
Mostly cloudy late in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds up to 5 mph. Chance of showers 40 percent.
WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy. Highs around 80. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. North winds around 5 mph.
THURSDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
FRIDAY
Partly cloudy. Highs around 80.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
SATURDAY
Partly cloudy. Highs around 80.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
SUNDAY
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 80.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s.
MONDAY
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 80.
MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s.
TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 80.
