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

ISSUED AT 22:00 UTC ON THURSDAY APR 25 2024
DAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
CDT 3HR 6P 7P 8P 9P 10P 11P MIDN 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10A 11A NOON 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P
MAX/MIN 67° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 54° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 81°
TEMP 65° 63° 61° 58° 56° 56° 56° 56° 56° 56° 54° 56° 56° 56° 59° 63° 65° 70° 74° 76° 79° 79° 81° 79° 79°
SKY COVER 91% 95% 94% 94% 93% 91% 86% 92% 89% 92% 93% 92% 90% 92% 83% 83% 80% 82% 84% 83% 73% 63% 53% 64% 76%
Clouds
DEW PT 43° 47° 47° 49° 49° 49° 49° 49° 49° 50° 49° 50° 50° 50° 52° 54° 56° 58° 59° 61° 61° 61° 61° 59° 59°
RH 46% 55% 62% 69% 77% 77% 77% 80% 80% 83% 83% 82% 83% 80% 77% 75% 73% 65% 61% 60% 54% 52% 50% 51% 51%
POP 12HR -- 36% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 60% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.06in -- -- -- -- -- 0.02in -- -- -- -- -- 0.01in -- -- -- -- --
SNOWFALL -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- --
WIND SPEED(MPH) 2 1 2 2 2 2 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 8 10 10 13 14 15 15 15 15 14 13
WIND Gust(MPH) 7 8 7 8 8 9 13 13 14 15 15 16 15 16 17 22 18 22 22 23 25 26 24 23 23
WIND DIR NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S
DEW -- -- -- -- -- -- Lgt Dew -- Lgt Dew -- -- -- Lgt Dew -- Lgt Dew -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HeatIndex 65 63 61 58 56 56 56 56 56 56 54 56 56 56 59 63 65 70 74 76 79 79 81 79 79
Rain Showers Chance Chance Likely Likely Chance Chance Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance -- -- -- -- -- --
Thunder Storm -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND CHILL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS
LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS 63.16 61.96 60.54 58.14 56.35 56.35 56.35 56.31 56.31 56.26 54.45 56.28 56.26 56.31 58.97 62.42 64.08 67.84 70.74 72.22 73.89 73.67 74.89 73.56 73.56



DAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY TUE WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
CDT 6HR 7P 8P 9P 10P 11P MIDN 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 1A 7A 1P 7P 1A 7A 1P 7P 1A 7A 1P 7P 1A 7A 1P 7P
MAX/MIN -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 65° -- -- 83° -- -- -- -- 65° -- -- 83° -- -- 65° 72° -- -- 59° 79° -- -- 61° 81° -- -- 59° 77° --
TEMP 76° 72° 70° 70° 70° 70° 70° 68° 68° 67° 67° 65° 74° 79° 83° 77° 72° 70° 68° 67° 74° 79° 81° 77° 70° 65° 70° 70° 63° 63° 76° 74° 65° 63° 79° 76° 65° 61° 74° 72°
SKY COVER 87% 83% 79% 87% 82% 89% 85% 80% 76% 71% 72% 74% 70% 59% 51% 25% 39% 35% 25% 25% 31% 40% 32% 49% 74% 92% 81% 85% 74% 75% 31% 21% 36% 46% 31% 42% 35% 54% 40% 43%
Clouds
DEW PT 58° 59° 58° 58° 58° 59° 59° 59° 58° 58° 58° 58° 61° 61° 61° 59° 59° 59° 58° 58° 61° 61° 59° 59° 58° 61° 63° 63° 63° 61° 63° 63° 61° 61° 65° 63° 61° 58° 56° 56°
RH 55% 66% 65% 65% 67% 68% 70% 73% 70% 72% 75% 77% 66% 53% 47% 54% 63% 68% 70% 72% 61% 52% 46% 53% 65% 83% 80% 78% 97% 96% 66% 66% 86% 93% 62% 63% 87% 86% 53% 56%
POP 12HR 21% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 24% -- -- -- 20% -- -- -- 4% -- -- -- 7% -- 40% -- 83% -- 57% -- 31% -- 13% -- 33% -- 20% -- 25%
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.04in -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- 0.00in -- 0.00in -- 0.00in -- 0.00in -- 0.00in -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SNOWFALL 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND SPEED(MPH) 13 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 15 15 17 18 17 15 17 16 15 16 22 24 22 22 18 15 17 15 9 7 9 7 7 8 10 8 7 9 13 9
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S W NW N NE NE NE
HeatIndex 76 72 70 70 70 70 70 68 68 67 67 65 74 79 83 77 72 70 68 67 74 79 82 77 70 65 70 70 63 63 76 74 65 63 79 76 65 61 74 72
Rain Showers Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance -- -- Slight Chance Slight Chance -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Chance Likely Definite Likely Chance Chance Chance -- -- -- Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance -- Chance --
Thunder Storm Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Slight Chance -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance -- Slight Chance -- -- -- Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance -- -- --
WIND CHILL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS
LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS 71.74 69.53 67.84 67.84 67.97 68.03 68.15 66.63 66.48 65.74 65.87 64.22 71.16 73.78 75.95 72.40 69.31 68.03 66.48 65.74 70.74 73.67 74.41 72.30 67.84 64.42 68.77 68.64 62.93 62.91 72.78 71.16 64.52 62.84 74.78 72.50 64.56 60.83 70.07 68.81

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NWS 48 Hr. Forecast Maps,

Regional Hourly Observations For FULTON County, Kentucky
Issued at 600 PM EDT THU APR 25 2024
WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
PADUCAH        CLOUDY    67  36  31 E7        30.12F                  
HENDERSON      CLOUDY    63  34  33 NE8       30.17F                  
OWENSBORO      CLOUDY    64  35  34 N6        30.16F                  
HOPKINSVILLE   CLOUDY    68  38  34 NE5       30.11F                  
BOWLING GREEN  CLOUDY    70  34  26 CALM      30.14F                  
GLASGOW        PTSUNNY   67  40  36 E6        30.15F                  


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 FULTON County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:

Issued at: Thu Apr 25 18:05:01 EDT 2024

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     70           50           40           30           
High Temperature(F)                78-82                     80-84        
Minimum RH(%)                      44-49                     41-46        
Low Temperature(F)    51-55                     64-68                     
Maximum RH(%)         79-84                     71-76                     
Temp (24h trend)      52 (+7)      81 (+12)     66           83           
RH % (24h trend)      82 (-7)      47 (+15)     74           44           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SE 5-9 G27   S 9-13 G29   S 12-16 G39  
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S 9-13 G29   S 9-13 G29   S 12-16 G39  
Precip Amount         0.07         0.03         0.03         0.00         
Precip Duration       2            1            2            1            
Precip Begin          7 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   7 AM         6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl)              1350                      1670         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             4440                      5470         
1700'Mix Hgt Temp                  69                        72           
Transport Wnd (kts)                S 21                      S 26         
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S 11                      S 13         
Vent Rate (m/s-m)                  14850                     21710        
Dispersion Index                   Very Good                 Excellent    
LAL                   2            3            3            2            
Haines Index          4            3            4            4            
DSI                                SLGT UNSTBL               MOD UNSTBL   

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. South winds around 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Not as warm.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds around
15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper
70s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 

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Hazardous Weather Outlook For FULTON County, Kentucky
357 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024 /457 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024/

 DAY ONE  This Afternoon and Tonight

A small chance of thunderstorms will spread slowly eastward across
southeast Missouri into southern Illinois and west Kentucky
through tonight. Lightning and a brief heavy downpour will be the
primary concerns.

 DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  Friday through Wednesday

Scattered thunderstorms will be possible mainly over southeast 
Missouri and southern Illinois Friday through Saturday. A few
severe storms with a damaging wind and hail threat will be 
possible mainly over southeast Missouri and southern Illinois.

More widespread thunderstorms will push eastward across the region
beginning late Sunday and continuing through Monday. Some of the 
initial storms Sunday afternoon and evening could be severe over 
southeast Missouri and southern Illinois. Heavy rainfall and 
flooding will also be more of a concern Sunday night and Monday.

South winds will gust 30 to 40 mph at times on Sunday.

 SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  

Spotter activation cannot be ruled out over southeast Missouri and
southern Illinois Friday afternoon into Friday night, and again
late Sunday afternoon through Sunday night.

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


7-Day Forecast For FULTON County, KY

TONIGHT
Cloudy. Showers likely this evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

FRIDAY
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.

SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Breezy with highs in the lower 80s. South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny and windy. Highs in the lower 80s.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Breezy with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.

MONDAY
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 90 percent.

MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.

TUESDAY
Mostly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.

THURSDAY
Mostly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

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