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

ISSUED AT 21:00 UTC ON THURSDAY APR 25 2024
DAY THURSDAY
EDT 3HR 6P 7P
MAX/MIN -- 63°
TEMP 63° 61°
SKY COVER 19% 27%
Clouds
DEW PT 36° 36°
RH 36% 39%
POP 12HR -- --
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) -- --
SNOWFALL -- --
WIND SPEED(MPH) 6 6
WIND Gust(MPH) 8 8
WIND DIR NE NE
DEW -- --
HeatIndex 63 61
Rain Showers -- --
Thunder Storm -- --
WIND CHILL -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS
LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS 61.52 60.26



DAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY TUE WED
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 9P 10P 11P MIDN 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 2A 8A 2P 8P 2A 8A 2P 8P 2A 8A 2P 8P 2A 8A 2P 8P
MAX/MIN -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 41° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 76° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 61° -- -- 79° -- -- 63° 81° -- -- 63° 81° -- -- 61° 76° -- -- 56° 81° --
TEMP 59° 54° 52° 50° 49° 47° 45° 45° 45° 43° 43° 43° 45° 49° 56° 61° 65° 70° 72° 72° 72° 74° 72° 72° 70° 65° 65° 63° 63° 63° 63° 63° 61° 61° 63° 70° 74° 77° 74° 67° 63° 77° 76° 67° 63° 77° 74° 67° 63° 72° 72° 61° 58° 76° 74°
SKY COVER 26% 21% 32% 47% 50% 59% 59% 43% 38% 35% 32% 21% 21% 20% 19% 25% 29% 45% 60% 81% 69% 75% 76% 72% 69% 69% 69% 69% 70% 72% 74% 77% 80% 83% 78% 74% 78% 68% 61% 31% 14% 36% 19% 29% 25% 51% 64% 82% 75% 55% 25% 15% 18% 17% 13%
Clouds
DEW PT 38° 38° 38° 36° 36° 34° 34° 34° 34° 34° 34° 34° 36° 38° 40° 43° 45° 49° 49° 50° 52° 52° 52° 52° 54° 52° 52° 52° 52° 52° 52° 52° 52° 52° 54° 56° 58° 56° 56° 54° 54° 58° 56° 52° 54° 58° 56° 58° 59° 61° 56° 54° 54° 56° 58°
RH 43% 54% 56% 59% 60% 60% 65% 65% 67% 70% 70% 73% 70% 67% 54% 51% 49% 45% 45% 46% 47% 47% 51% 50% 54% 62% 65% 67% 66% 67% 67% 67% 72% 72% 69% 61% 55% 48% 51% 65% 72% 49% 52% 61% 72% 52% 53% 75% 89% 66% 59% 80% 86% 50% 56%
POP 12HR 0% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 20% -- -- -- 5% -- 1% -- 5% -- 8% -- 32% -- 63% -- 50% -- 14% -- 22%
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.03in -- -- -- -- -- 0.04in -- -- -- 0.01in -- 0.00in -- 0.00in 0.00in 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SNOWFALL 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in 0in 0in -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND SPEED(MPH) 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 13 13 14 14 15 15 14 14 14 15 17 17 17 14 17 16 16 10 15 15 17 15 14 10 13 8 6 7 9 7
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W SW SW W W
HeatIndex 59 54 52 50 45 44 41 41 40 39 39 37 40 45 56 61 65 70 72 72 72 74 72 72 70 65 65 63 63 63 63 63 61 61 63 70 74 77 74 67 63 77 76 67 63 77 74 67 63 72 72 61 58 76 74
Rain Showers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Slight Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Chance Chance Likely Chance Chance -- -- Slight Chance Slight Chance --
Thunder Storm -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance -- -- -- Slight Chance --
WIND CHILL -- -- -- -- -- -- 41° 41° 41° 39° 39° 38° 41° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS
LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS 58.94 55.21 53.65 51.98 51.16 49.60 47.66 47.66 47.50 45.61 45.61 45.35 47.28 50.78 56.71 60.41 63.26 66.61 68.01 68.08 68.15 69.57 68.44 68.37 67.17 63.70 63.81 62.24 62.21 62.24 62.24 62.24 60.66 60.66 62.28 67.60 70.24 71.79 69.90 65.42 62.35 71.89 71.46 65.24 62.35 72.20 70.07 65.87 62.75 69.53 69.02 60.76 58.06 71.27 70.32

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NWS 48 Hr. Forecast Maps,

Regional Hourly Observations For FAYETTE County, Kentucky
Issued at 500 PM EDT THU APR 25 2024
NORTHEAST KENTUCKY
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
LEXINGTON      SUNNY     63  38  39 NE8       30.21F                  
COVINGTON      MOSUNNY   60  35  39 VRB3      30.22F                  
FRANKFORT      SUNNY     62  33  33 CALM      30.20F                  


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 FAYETTE County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:

Issued at: Thu Apr 25 17:05:01 EDT 2024


                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
PRECIP TYPE           None         Showers      Tstms        None         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           30           0            
TEMP (24H TREND)      39 (+3)      76 (+12)     60           80           
RH % (24H TREND)      80 (-14)     42 (+4)      75           48           
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                E  6                      S 12 G22     
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   Lgt/Var      S  8         SE  9        S 14 G23     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.04         0.00         
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             6039                      5897         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 16                      SW 28        
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  95792                     146224       
DISPERSION                         Excellent                 Excellent    
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  
LAL                   1            2            2            2            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            2            3            
ADI EARLY             8 POOR       38 FAIR      16 GEN POOR  67 GOOD      
ADI LATE              8 POOR       73 GOOD      16 GEN POOR  90 GOOD      
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            4            3            3            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            1            3            1            

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

.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower
80s. South winds around 10 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts
to around 30 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
mid 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 

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Hazardous Weather Outlook For FAYETTE County, Kentucky
335 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024 /235 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024/

 DAY ONE  Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

 DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

 SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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


7-Day Forecast For FAYETTE County, KY

TONIGHT
Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy after midnight then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

FRIDAY
Warmer. Sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Warmer. Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Highs around 80. South winds 15 to 20 mph.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

SUNDAY
Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.

MONDAY
Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s.

MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.

TUESDAY
Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of thunderstorms 40 percent.

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of thunderstorms 30 percent.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of thunderstorms 30 percent.

THURSDAY
Sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.

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