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ISSUED AT 19:00 UTC ON THURSDAY APR 25 2024
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| EDT 3HR | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | 67° | ||||
| TEMP | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 20% | 35% | 31% | 45% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 34° | 34° | 36° | 36° | ||||
| RH | 32% | 32% | 32% | 35% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| WIND DIR | NE | NE | NE | NE | ||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | ||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SPRAY COND |  | | | | ||||
| DRY COND | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 62.68 | 62.68 | 62.68 | 62.78 | ||||
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| 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 | 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° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 63° | -- | -- | 81° | -- | -- | 63° | 85° | -- | -- | 63° | 83° | -- | -- | 61° | 79° | -- | -- | 56° | 83° | -- |
| TEMP | 61° | 56° | 54° | 50° | 49° | 47° | 45° | 45° | 43° | 43° | 43° | 43° | 47° | 52° | 58° | 63° | 67° | 70° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 70° | 70° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 72° | 77° | 81° | 76° | 67° | 65° | 79° | 76° | 67° | 65° | 81° | 74° | 67° | 63° | 74° | 72° | 61° | 58° | 79° | 76° |
| SKY COVER | 49% | 53% | 56% | 37% | 40% | 35% | 41% | 21% | 36% | 28% | 28% | 19% | 24% | 18% | 36% | 47% | 62% | 75% | 88% | 86% | 83% | 81% | 79% | 78% | 76% | 77% | 77% | 78% | 81% | 85% | 88% | 87% | 84% | 78% | 64% | 64% | 46% | 34% | 32% | 20% | 43% | 23% | 41% | 31% | 62% | 74% | 84% | 74% | 50% | 21% | 15% | 16% | 15% | 12% |
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| DEW PT | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 34° | 36° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 36° | 40° | 43° | 47° | 49° | 50° | 52° | 54° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 56° | 59° | 61° | 59° | 58° | 56° | 56° | 61° | 58° | 54° | 56° | 61° | 59° | 61° | 61° | 63° | 58° | 56° | 56° | 59° | 58° |
| RH | 39% | 49% | 52% | 56% | 60% | 60% | 68% | 68% | 70% | 70% | 67% | 73% | 67% | 63% | 57% | 56% | 50% | 49% | 51% | 55% | 57% | 61% | 63% | 67% | 65% | 65% | 65% | 67% | 69% | 69% | 72% | 70% | 72% | 74% | 66% | 55% | 48% | 53% | 68% | 69% | 52% | 54% | 65% | 72% | 52% | 59% | 81% | 92% | 66% | 62% | 83% | 90% | 50% | 54% |
| POP 12HR | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17% | -- | -- | -- | 7% | -- | 2% | -- | 5% | -- | 12% | -- | 40% | -- | 65% | -- | 42% | -- | 15% | -- | 21% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.02in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | 0.00in | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | 0in | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| WIND DIR | NE | NE | NE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | SE | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SE | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | W | W | SW | S | W | W |
| HeatIndex | 61 | 56 | 54 | 50 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 38 | 42 | 52 | 58 | 63 | 67 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 81 | 76 | 67 | 65 | 79 | 76 | 67 | 65 | 82 | 74 | 67 | 63 | 74 | 72 | 61 | 58 | 79 | 76 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Likely | Likely | Chance | Chance | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41° | 41° | 39° | 39° | 39° | 39° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 60.26 | 56.79 | 55.27 | 52.13 | 51.16 | 49.60 | 47.43 | 47.43 | 45.61 | 45.61 | 45.87 | 45.35 | 49.14 | 53.38 | 58.19 | 61.98 | 64.75 | 66.86 | 68.44 | 68.73 | 68.88 | 67.60 | 67.72 | 65.51 | 65.42 | 65.42 | 63.81 | 63.87 | 62.28 | 62.28 | 62.35 | 62.31 | 62.35 | 62.40 | 69.53 | 72.50 | 74.65 | 71.55 | 65.56 | 63.94 | 73.67 | 71.65 | 65.42 | 64.05 | 75.14 | 70.57 | 66.14 | 62.82 | 71.16 | 69.24 | 60.79 | 58.04 | 73.44 | 71.65 |
Click on individual weather variable above in left-hand column (ie., TEMP, RH, QPF 12HR) to view state forecast maps
NWS 48 Hr. Forecast Maps,Regional Hourly Observations For FRANKLIN County, Kentucky
Issued at 300 PM EDT THU APR 25 2024
...CENTRAL KENTUCKY... CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS MT STERLING* SUNNY 59 37 44 NE5 30.25F FLEMING/MASON* SUNNY 58 34 40 CALM 30.25F DANVILLE* SUNNY 61 36 39 CALM 30.24F RICHMOND* CLEAR 63 37 39 N6 30.24F LEXINGTON SUNNY 60 40 47 NE5 30.24F FRANKFORT SUNNY 59 36 42 CALM 30.24F LOUISVILLE MOSUNNY 62 37 39 E6 30.24F LEBANON* SUNNY 66 36 32 CALM 30.23F GLASGOW* MOSUNNY 66 42 42 SE5 30.20F BOWLING GREEN MOSUNNY 69 38 32 VRB3 30.19F
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 FRANKLIN County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Thu Apr 25 15:31:38 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.
SPC's Fire Weather Web Tool (Excellent!), SPC's Fire Weather Outlooks, NWS Fire Weather WEB, Fire Danger Class Map,
Keetch-Byram Drought Index, ROMAN Web, Haines Index ,
WFAS's 10-hr Dead Fuel Moist., WFAS's 100-hr Dead Fuel Moist., Probablity of Ignition, Visual blackness Map, Palmer Drought Index, HPC's Rainfall Forecast Maps
Hazardous Weather Outlook For FRANKLIN County, Kentucky
331 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024 /231 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024/
DAY ONE Today and 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 FRANKLIN County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For FRANKLIN County, KY
REST OF TODAY
Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
TONIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
FRIDAY
Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 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
Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the morning. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
SUNDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
MONDAY
Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
MONDAY NIGHT
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
Mostly cloudy with showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly sunny with chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
WEDNESDAY
Sunny. Slight chance of rain showers in the morning, then slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
