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graphs and maps will be update daily, weekly and monthly to provide Kentucky residents the latest information for Kentucky's
past, present and future climate status. Sources are from UKAWC, NWS, NCEP, CPC, NCDC, USGS and the Kentucky Climate Center.
Let us know if there are addition items you would like to see on this page. Tom Priddy, Director UK Ag. Weather Center.
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Click here for the SOI trend graph
Click here for the Weekly Palmer Drought and Crop Moisture data for Kentucky
Kentucky Hydrologic and Agricultural Drought Status:
Date: Monday Oct 16 2017
Re: Palmer Drought (PDSI)/Crop Moisture (CMI) Indices
Above Normal Temperatures and Rainfall:
Wet conditions remained for a second straight week with the passage of a couple
frontal systems. The first arrived on Tuesday as a warm front lifted north across
the area. Widespread showers slowly pushed east/northeast across Kentucky during the
day, before eventually becoming scattered overnight. The trailing cold front arrived
on Wednesday and with moisture trapped in the low levels, mostly cloudy skies
remained through Thursday. Skies cleared for the end of the workweek and start of
the weekend with above normal temperatures returning to the area, but a secondary
cold front quickly followed on Sunday. While accumulations were light with the
frontal passage, winds became gusty behind the front at 30 to 40+ mph, ushering
significantly cooler air into the area.
WEST KY Long-term Hydrological Moisture status is: NEAR NORMAL
CENTRAL KY Long-term Hydrological Moisture status is: UNUSUAL MOIST SPELL
BLUEGRASS KY Long-term Hydrological Moisture status is: NEAR NORMAL
EAST KY Long-term Hydrological Moisture status is: NEAR NORMAL
WEST KY Crop Moisture status is: Moisture Adequate For Present Needs
CENTRAL KY Crop Moisture status is: Prospects Above Normal, Some Fields Too Wet
BLUEGRASS KY Crop Moisture status is: Moisture Adequate For Present Needs
EAST KY Crop Moisture status is: Prospects Above Normal, Some Fields Too Wet
Rainfall needed above normal to end the hydrological drought: West 0.00 inches,
Central 0.00 inches, Bluegrass 0.00 inches and East 0.00 inches.
WEEKLY PALMER DROUGHT AND CROP MOISTURE DATA FOR THE CLIMATE DIVISIONS IN THE CENTRAL REGION
CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER, NCEP, NWS, NOAA
WEEK 33 OF THE 2017 GROWING SEASON IS THE WEEK ENDING 14 OCT 2017
SOIL PCT MONTH PRELIM-P PRECIP
MOISTURE FIELD CHANGE MOIST FINAL -F NEEDED
UPPER LOWER CAP. POT RUN CROP FROM ANOM PALMER TO END
TEMP PCPN LAYER LAYER END EVAP OFF MOIST PREV (Z) DROUGHT DROUGHT
ST CD CLIMATE DIVISION (F) (IN) (IN) (IN) WEEK (IN) (IN) INDEX WEEK INDEX INDEX (IN)
KY 1 WESTERN 67.1 1.71 1.00 4.97 66.4 0.73 0.00 0.75 0.36 1.08 0.96 P
KY 2 CENTRAL 67.5 2.11 1.00 8.00 100.0 0.75 0.35 1.73 1.01 1.18 2.18 F
KY 3 BLUEGRASS 67.2 1.79 1.00 5.93 77.0 0.75 0.00 0.85 0.56 0.65 0.95 F
KY 4 EASTERN 68.9 2.18 1.00 4.23 87.1 0.80 0.00 1.21 1.17 0.22 1.52 F
Note: In the "Precip Needed to End Drought" column...that rainfall is needed ABOVE NORMAL./K. Thomas Priddy, UKAWC
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Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in Kentucky
Based on observations at 1200pm EDT, Friday October 20, 2017
Across Kentucky...temperatures are near 69 degrees west, near 70 degrees central, and near 65 degrees east. Current sky conditions are cloudy west, sunny central, and sunny east. In the west, relative humidity is near 54%, and the dew point is near 52 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 52%, and the dew point is near 52 degrees. In the east, relative humidity is near 60%, and the dew point is near 51 degrees. Current drying conditions are fair west, fair central, and fair east. Tobacco stripping conditions are marginal west, marginal central, and marginal east. Winds are from the southwest at 6 mph west, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are calm central, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are calm east, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 71 degrees at Henderson. The lowest temperature is 63 degrees at Somerset.
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Updated Friday, October 20, 2017
...Mostly Sunny And Warmer Through Saturday...
Autumn-like weather will continue into the weekend. Rain chances ramp up west of I-65 on Saturday evening/Sunday, and a round of rainfall is likely for everyone Sunday evening into Monday. Temperatures will drop below normal Tuesday through the end of next week.
The updated long-range outlook for the coming winter indicated the Southern Ocillation
will be a factor to deal with this winter. The potential development of La Nina
puts Kentucky in line to see a warmer and wetter than normal winter. More info
here.
Kentucky State Forecast
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Specific and detailed farm-by-farm weather forecast information is available in your Point Ag Forecast. Current Conditions Kentucky, U.S.
Fayette County Precision Ag. Weather Forecast
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