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ISSUED AT 19:00 UTC ON TUESDAY APR 23 2024
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| CDT 3HR | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | |||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | 70° | |||||
| TEMP | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | |||||
| SKY COVER | 59% | 66% | 73% | 80% | |||||
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| DEW PT | 43° | 43° | 45° | 45° | |||||
| RH | 37% | 37% | 40% | 42% | |||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 21 | 21 | 16 | 15 | |||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 30 | 29 | 25 | 23 | |||||
| WIND DIR | SW | SW | SW | SW | |||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| HeatIndex | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | |||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | |||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| SPRAY COND |  | | | | |||||
| DRY COND |  | | | | |||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | |||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 66.12 | 66.12 | 66.30 | 66.43 | |||||
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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 | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 4A | 7A | 10A | 1P | 4P | 7P | 1A | 7A | 1P | 7P | 1A | 7A | 1P | 7P | 1A | 7A | 1P | 7P | 1A | 7A | 1P | 7P |
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 49° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 68° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43° | -- | -- | 70° | -- | -- | 54° | 77° | -- | -- | 65° | 79° | -- | -- | 67° | 81° | -- | -- | 63° | 76° | -- |
| TEMP | 67° | 63° | 61° | 59° | 58° | 58° | 56° | 56° | 54° | 52° | 50° | 50° | 49° | 52° | 54° | 58° | 61° | 63° | 67° | 67° | 68° | 68° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 61° | 58° | 54° | 52° | 49° | 49° | 47° | 45° | 43° | 58° | 67° | 70° | 67° | 56° | 56° | 72° | 76° | 70° | 65° | 76° | 77° | 70° | 67° | 79° | 76° | 67° | 63° | 72° | 72° |
| SKY COVER | 87% | 93% | 96% | 95% | 88% | 78% | 65% | 53% | 43% | 35% | 31% | 30% | 31% | 33% | 34% | 34% | 31% | 27% | 25% | 22% | 19% | 16% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 11% | 15% | 18% | 15% | 41% | 61% | 79% | 80% | 76% | 83% | 79% | 77% | 52% | 57% | 41% | 49% | 60% | 67% | 70% | 75% | 61% | 53% |
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| DEW PT | 47° | 49° | 50° | 52° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 52° | 52° | 49° | 49° | 47° | 47° | 47° | 47° | 47° | 47° | 47° | 47° | 45° | 45° | 45° | 45° | 45° | 43° | 43° | 43° | 41° | 41° | 40° | 40° | 40° | 40° | 40° | 45° | 45° | 45° | 47° | 45° | 49° | 61° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 59° | 58° | 59° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 59° |
| RH | 49% | 62% | 69% | 78% | 86% | 83% | 89% | 89% | 89% | 92% | 92% | 89% | 92% | 80% | 80% | 66% | 60% | 53% | 49% | 44% | 41% | 42% | 43% | 45% | 46% | 49% | 57% | 63% | 69% | 71% | 74% | 79% | 82% | 89% | 62% | 45% | 39% | 49% | 68% | 79% | 66% | 53% | 68% | 75% | 54% | 51% | 68% | 75% | 52% | 62% | 81% | 93% | 65% | 65% |
| POP 12HR | 29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3% | -- | -- | -- | 8% | -- | 31% | -- | 54% | -- | 40% | -- | 32% | -- | 24% | -- | 42% | -- | 66% | -- | 52% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.27in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.01in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | 0.00in | 0.03in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | 0in | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| WIND DIR | SW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | NW | NW | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | E | E | E | E | E | SE | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW |
| HeatIndex | 67 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 47 | 52 | 54 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 58 | 67 | 70 | 67 | 56 | 56 | 72 | 76 | 70 | 65 | 76 | 77 | 70 | 67 | 79 | 76 | 67 | 63 | 72 | 72 |
| Rain Showers | Chance | Chance | Likely | Likely | Chance | Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Likely | Likely | Chance | Chance | Chance |
| Thunder Storm | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Slight Chance |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41° | 39° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 64.70 | 62.12 | 60.62 | 58.98 | 58.06 | 58.07 | 56.17 | 56.17 | 54.29 | 52.30 | 50.39 | 50.53 | 49.43 | 52.75 | 54.53 | 58.15 | 60.52 | 61.91 | 64.70 | 64.47 | 65.01 | 65.07 | 64.43 | 64.52 | 63.16 | 60.38 | 58.19 | 54.98 | 53.16 | 50.56 | 50.40 | 48.36 | 46.37 | 43.96 | 58.17 | 64.52 | 66.24 | 64.70 | 56.49 | 56.32 | 69.53 | 71.55 | 68.03 | 64.15 | 71.65 | 72.10 | 68.03 | 65.87 | 73.67 | 72.41 | 66.14 | 62.84 | 69.46 | 69.46 |
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 UNION County, Kentucky
Issued at 300 PM EDT TUE APR 23 2024
WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS PADUCAH MOSUNNY 72 44 36 SW12G30 29.97F HENDERSON PTSUNNY 69 45 41 SW24G31 29.95F OWENSBORO PTSUNNY 70 45 40 SW20 29.96F HOPKINSVILLE MOSUNNY 72 39 31 S17G24 30.00F BOWLING GREEN MOSUNNY 72 35 25 SW16G29 30.02F GLASGOW PTSUNNY 69 38 32 SW12 30.03F
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 UNION County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Tue Apr 23 15:05:01 EDT 2024
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type Showers None None None
Chance Precip (%) 90 0 0 0
High Temperature(F) 64-68 66-70
Minimum RH(%) 38-43 35-40
Low Temperature(F) 46-50 39-43
Maximum RH(%) 95-100 87-92
Temp (24h trend) 47 (+3) 68 (-3) 41 69
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+31) 41 (+2) 90 38
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 4-8 G19 N 4-8 NE 4-8 E 4-8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 3-7 N 5-9 NE 4-8 E 3-7
Precip Amount 0.21 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 4
Precip Begin 7 PM
Precip End 3 AM
Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1530 1320
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 5030 4340
1700'Mix Hgt Temp 57 55
Transport Wnd (kts) N 12 SE 7
Transport Wnd (m/s) N 6 SE 4
Vent Rate (m/s-m) 9180 5280
Dispersion Index Good Poor
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 5 4 4
DSI MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 20 to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook For UNION County, Kentucky
423 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024 /523 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024/
DAY ONE Today and tonight.
There is a chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms late this
afternoon through late tonight.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Wednesday through Monday.
A daily chance of thunderstorms is forecast Friday through Monday.
On Sunday, the thunderstorms may be strong to severe. Otherwise,
lightning, gusty winds, and locally heavy rain will be the primary
thunderstorm hazards.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
Latest UNION County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For UNION County, KY
THIS AFTERNOON
Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers. Near steady temperature around 70. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
TONIGHT
Cloudy with showers likely in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
THURSDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
FRIDAY
Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Breezy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
SUNDAY
Mostly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Breezy with highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
