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Mouseover to pause!......Kentucky Short-term forecast... Western KY .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Central KY .TONIGHT...Numerous showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Eastern KY .TONIGHT...Cloudy. Scattered showers in the evening. Isolated showers late. Lows in the upper 60s. Light winds. Chance of rain 50 percent. ...The mission of the UK Agricultural Weather Program/Center is to provide educational resources through the development of agricultural weather products and services that minimize weather surprise to Kentucky residents relative to their agricultural needs... Detailed forecast information is available in your Precision Ag Weather forecast here... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Long-range outlooks here. Kentucky Agricultural Situation Report (AgSitRep): Kentucky Crop and Weather Report Issued 4:00 P.M., July 24, 2017 21-17 Agricultural News: Kentucky experienced above normal temperatures and below normal rainfall over the past week. Precipitation for the week totaled 0.66 inches, 0.31 inches below normal. Temperatures averaged 80 degrees for the week, 3 degrees above normal. Topsoil moisture was rated 7 percent very short, 26 percent short, 65 percent adequate and 2 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture was rated 5 percent very short, 20 percent short, 73 percent adequate, and 2 percent surplus. Days suitable for fieldwork averaged 6.4 out of a possible seven. Kentucky saw an extended stretch of heat and humidity build into the area. The heat peaked on Friday and Saturday with the majority of the state in the low to middle 90s, but some locations even jumped into the upper 90s. While temperatures for the week were not too far from normal, it was the amount of moisture in the air that led to oppressive conditions. Dew points in the low to middle 70s sent heat indices well over 100, approaching 110 at times. A Heat Advisory was issued for much of the state. Livestock heat stress continued to run in the danger to emergency category with not much recovery seen during the overnight hours. Up until the weekend, rainfall continued to be lacking. Only isolated activity was seen over the course of much of the period. That changed for the northern half of Kentucky late Saturday and into Sunday as a couple clusters of storms brought numerous to widespread rain coverage. Overall, other than the Bluegrass area, rainfall was below normal for a second straight week. Primary activities this week included spraying of tobacco, corn, and soybeans. Extreme heat and dry conditions have stressed both crops and pasture. Weather impact has been especially visible in pollinating corn and blooming soybeans. There have been some cases of disease in both crops, however not widespread. Even with the dry and hot weather, corn, soybean, and tobacco conditions remain mostly good to fair at this time. Rain over the weekend should improve conditions in some areas. 2012-13 Archive, Kentucky Climate Update. This week in Kentucky's growing season 30-Day Percent of Normal Rainfall Map:(Updated daily - Based on PM Obs.) Summary of Kentucky Mesonet & NWS Weather Stations for various time periods for entire state:(Updated daily - Based on PM Obs.) Climate Summaries By Climate Disision: West, Central, Bluegrass, East, All Ag Weather Center, Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky