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UKAWC 1st Detectors/1st Responders Precision Weather Forecast For WASHINGTON County, Kentucky
(based on the NWS County Digital Forecast)

ISSUED AT 13:00 UTC ON THURSDAY MAR 28 2024
DAY THURSDAY
EDT 3HR 10A 11A NOON 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P
MAX/MIN -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 58°
TEMP 41° 45° 49° 52° 54° 56° 56° 58° 56° 54°
SKY COVER 0% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 3% 3% 2% 4%
Clouds
DEW PT 27° 25° 27° 27° 29° 29° 31° 31° 31° 31°
RH 55% 44% 41% 39% 39% 37% 38% 35% 38% 39%
POP 12HR -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- --
SNOWFALL -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- --
WIND SPEED(MPH) 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 7 6
WIND Gust(MPH) 7 8 9 9 14 14 14 14 13 9
WIND DIR E NE N N NW NW NW NW W W
DEW -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HeatIndex 38 43 46 52 54 56 56 58 56 54
Rain Showers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Thunder Storm -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND CHILL 37° 42° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS



DAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY SUN MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY
EDT 6HR 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 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 2A 8A 2P 8P 2A 8A 2P 8P 2A 8A 2P 8P 2A 8A 2P 8P
MAX/MIN -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 67° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 72° -- -- -- 74° -- -- -- 76° -- -- -- 63° -- -- -- 56° --
TEMP 52° 47° 45° 43° 41° 40° 40° 40° 38° 38° 36° 34° 36° 40° 47° 52° 56° 61° 63° 65° 67° 67° 65° 63° 61° 54° 52° 50° 50° 59° 67° 70° 67° 58° 54° 67° 67° 61° 59° 72° 70° 63° 54° 61° 54° 45° 38° 52° 50°
SKY COVER 2% 2% 15% 1% 13% 13% 4% 13% 7% 15% 20% 2% 5% 2% 5% 4% 9% 13% 17% 19% 20% 22% 27% 39% 50% 32% 56% 63% 67% 53% 57% 40% 47% 49% 61% 67% 62% 67% 77% 78% 75% 79% 74% 58% 47% 44% 41% 40% 30%
Clouds
DEW PT 31° 31° 29° 31° 29° 29° 29° 29° 29° 29° 29° 29° 31° 34° 38° 40° 40° 40° 38° 38° 36° 36° 38° 38° 38° 38° 38° 38° 40° 45° 49° 50° 49° 52° 50° 56° 52° 54° 56° 61° 58° 56° 52° 47° 40° 38° 32° 34° 31°
RH 44% 53% 55% 62% 62% 64% 64% 67% 69% 72% 78% 81% 84% 79% 70% 61% 54% 45% 39% 35% 32% 31% 35% 39% 43% 52% 58% 60% 65% 59% 52% 49% 54% 77% 89% 65% 58% 75% 86% 68% 65% 80% 93% 60% 58% 75% 82% 49% 48%
POP 12HR 1% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0% -- -- -- 8% -- -- -- 18% -- 33% -- 23% -- 39% -- 59% -- 81% -- 49% -- 23% -- 20%
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- 0.00in -- 0.00in -- 0.00in -- 0.00in 0.02in 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SNOWFALL 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in 0in 0in -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND SPEED(MPH) 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 14 13 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 9 9 13 16 18 18 17 15 10 8 9 9 15 13 16 15 21 16 15 14 13 10 16 16
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW S SW SW SW W W W NW W W W
HeatIndex 52 44 41 38 36 35 35 33 32 31 28 27 28 34 41 52 56 61 63 65 67 67 65 63 61 54 52 50 50 59 67 70 67 58 54 67 67 61 59 72 70 63 54 61 54 38 30 52 50
Rain Showers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Chance Chance Chance Likely Definite Definite Chance Chance Slight Chance -- Slight Chance Slight Chance --
Thunder Storm -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance -- Slight Chance Slight Chance Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Slight Chance -- -- -- --
WIND CHILL -- -- 42° 39° 36° 35° 35° 34° 32° 32° 29° 27° 29° 34° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39° 31° -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS

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NWS 48 Hr. Forecast Maps,

Regional Hourly Observations For WASHINGTON County, Kentucky
Issued at 1000 AM EDT THU MAR 28 2024
NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
LOUISVILLE/SDF SUNNY     44  28  53 S6        30.25S                  
LOUISVILLE/LOU SUNNY     43  29  57 SE5       30.25S                  
FORT KNOX      SUNNY     44  28  55 SE3       30.23S                  


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 WASHINGTON County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:

Issued at: Thu Mar 28 10:05:01 EDT 2024


                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
TEMP (24H TREND)      58 (+5)      34 (+3)      68           
RH % (24H TREND)      31 (-19)     78 (-11)     30           
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)   Lgt/Var                   W  9         
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   NW  7        SW  5        W 10         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7663                      6664         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 18                     W 22         
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     136566                    138915       
DISPERSION            Excellent                 Excellent    
DSI                   MOD UNSTBL   SLGT UNSTBL  MOD UNSTBL   
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            
ADI EARLY             53 GEN GOOD  8 POOR       72 GOOD      
ADI LATE              87 GOOD      9 POOR       91 GOOD      
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            3            3            
MAX LVORI LATE        1            3            1            

REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.        
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.

.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds
around 10 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds around 10 mph
with gusts to around 30 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Rain showers and chance of thunderstorms. Cooler. Lows
in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts to around 30 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
upper 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around
30 mph. 

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Hazardous Weather Outlook For WASHINGTON County, Kentucky
335 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024 /235 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024/

 DAY ONE  Today and Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

 DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  Friday through Wednesday.

Scattered thunderstorms will be possible this weekend. Storm chances
increase Monday and may continue into Tuesday. Strong to severe 
storms will be possible Monday and Monday night, possibly continuing 
into Tuesday. Confidence is low due to the complexity of the 
incoming systems and the exact timing of various features, so stay 
tuned to the forecast as it is updated over the next few days.

 SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  

Spotter activation may be needed early next week.


Latest WASHINGTON County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.: UKAWC Drought Page, Kentucky Drought Watch


7-Day Forecast For WASHINGTON County, KY

TODAY
Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon.

TONIGHT
Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

FRIDAY
Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Not as cool. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

SATURDAY
Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

SUNDAY
Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.

MONDAY
Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.

MONDAY NIGHT
Rain showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.

TUESDAY
Cooler. Partly sunny. Rain showers and chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Colder. Partly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of thunderstorms 40 percent.

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain showers. Highs in the upper 50s.

Ag Weather Center, Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky