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Updated Thursday, December 13, 2018, U.S.
Click here for UKAWC Point Agricultural, Lawn & Garden Forecast/Outlook in case of corrupt tables.Regional Hourly Observations For JACKSON County, Kentucky Issued at 1000 AM EST THU DEC 13 2018 SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS JACKSON CLOUDY 47 31 53 CALM 30.18S LONDON CLOUDY 47 32 56 S6 30.19R SOMERSET NOT AVBL MIDDLESBORO NOT AVBL MONTICELLO CLOUDY 48 37 65 E7 30.19R
Current Agriculture, Lawn & Garden Weather Conditions in Kentucky Based on observations at 1000am EST, Thursday December 13, 2018 Across Kentucky...temperatures are near 48 degrees west, near 47 degrees central, and near 47 degrees east. Current sky conditions are light rain west, cloudy central, and cloudy east. In the west, relative humidity is near 89%, and the dew point is near 45 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 71%, and the dew point is near 38 degrees. In the east, relative humidity is near 53%, and the dew point is near 31 degrees. Current drying conditions are poor west, fair central, and fair east. Tobacco stripping conditions are favorable west, marginal central, and marginal east. Winds are from the southeast at 12 mph west, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to light rain. Winds are from the southeast at 6 mph central, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are calm east, where conditions are favorable for spraying. The livestock cold stress index is in the no stress category west, no stress category central, and no stress category east. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 50 degrees at Bowling Green. The lowest temperature is 45 degrees at Henderson and Covington.
Radar: UKAWC Radar, NWS Radar (NEW!), SPC Radar, SkyWarn, NEXRAD, Hazardous Weather Outlook For JACKSON County, Kentucky 454 AM EST Thu Dec 13 2018 DAY ONE Today and Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Friday through Wednesday. Thunderstorms are possible Friday night and again Saturday afternoon. SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT Spotter activation is not anticipated.
7-Day Forecast For JACKSON County, KY 848 AM EST Thu Dec 13 2018 TODAY Cloudy with a slight chance of showers early, then cloudy with a chance of showers late in the morning. Partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s. Light winds. Chance of rain 20 percent. TONIGHT Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers late. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers near dawn. Lows in the mid 40s. Light winds. Chance of rain 30 percent. FRIDAY A chance of showers early, then showers. Highs around 50. Light winds. Chance of rain 80 percent. FRIDAY NIGHT Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Light winds. Chance of rain 90 percent. SATURDAY Showers. Highs in the mid 50s. Light winds. Chance of rain 90 percent. SATURDAY NIGHT Rain showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of rain 90 percent. SUNDAY Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain showers. Highs in the upper 40s. SUNDAY NIGHT Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. MONDAY Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. MONDAY NIGHT Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. TUESDAY Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. TUESDAY NIGHT Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. WEDNESDAY Sunny. Highs around 50.
Medium & Long Range Outlook For JACKSON County, Kentucky
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Temperature: Above Above Below Normal
Precipitation: Below Above Below Below
.... Medium and long range outlooks provided by NCEP/K. Thomas Priddy
TWC Jet, 15-Day Jet,Trend, Max/Mins 6 to 10 Day , 8 to 14 Day , Text, 30-Day Outook, 90-Day Outook, 120-Day OutlookDrought Status For JACKSON County, Kentucky (Based on the latest Palmer Drought Severity and Crop Moisture Indices) EASTERN KY CLIMATE DIVISION Hydrological Drought (PDSI) Situation: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Current Long-term Hydrological Moisture Status: VERY MOIST SPELL (PDSI= 3.84) Rainfall Needed: 0.00 inches ABOVE NORMAL Crop Moisture (CMI) Situation: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Short-term Crop Moisture Status: Prospects Above Normal, Some Fields Too Wet (CMI= 1.91) Change From Previous Week: WETTER SOILS ( 0.36) Note: Due to rainfall variability within each climate division, check Precip Reports/GIS Estimates and the Kentucky Climate Summary for the latest moisture information for this county.
Kentucky Climate Summary Kentucky Climate Summary For the Period 12-06-2018 to 12-12-2018 Temperatures for the period averaged 34 degrees across the state which was 6 degrees cooler than normal and 12 degrees cooler than the previous period. High temperatures averaged from 43 in the West to 41 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 7 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 9 degrees cooler than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 28 degrees in the West to 26 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 3 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 3 degrees cooler than normal in the East. The extreme high temperature for the period was 57 degrees at CAPE GIRARDEAU ASOS and the extreme low was 0 degrees at MONTICELLO AWOS.Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.25 inches statewide which was 0.81 inches below normal and 24% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.10 inches, Central 0.25 inches, Bluegrass 0.01 inches and East 0.63 inches, which was 1.07, 0.9, 0.92 and 0.37 inches below normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at BRANDENBURG 4SW to a high of 1.71 inches at YELLOW CREEK.
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