1st Responders/1st Detectors/Storm Spotters Weather Summary for Graves County, KY

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

ISSUED AT 06:00 UTC ON THURSDAY APR 25 2024
DAY THURSDAY
CDT 3HR 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10A 11A NOON 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P
MAX/MIN -- -- -- -- -- 45° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 70°
TEMP 49° 47° 47° 45° 45° 47° 50° 56° 61° 63° 65° 67° 68° 70° 70° 68° 67°
SKY COVER 1% 8% 9% 15% 29% 49% 50% 58% 54% 36% 50% 56% 72% 77% 78% 85% 89%
Clouds
DEW PT 41° 40° 40° 40° 40° 40° 41° 43° 43° 43° 41° 41° 41° 41° 41° 43° 43°
RH 77% 76% 76% 79% 79% 76% 71% 61% 53% 47% 41% 38% 37% 36% 36% 39% 40%
POP 12HR -- -- -- -- -- 0% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- --
SNOWFALL -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- --
WIND SPEED(MPH) 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6
WIND Gust(MPH) 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 9 13 13 10 10 10 9 9 8 8
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E
DEW Lgt Dew Lgt Dew Lgt Dew Mod Dew Mod Dew Lgt Dew -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HeatIndex 48 47 45 44 44 45 50 56 61 63 65 67 68 70 70 68 67
Rain Showers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance
Thunder Storm -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND CHILL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS
LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS 50.24 48.56 48.56 46.59 46.59 48.56 51.40 56.60 60.43 61.78 62.99 64.20 64.81 66.06 66.06 64.91 64.29



DAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY TUE WED
CDT 6HR 7P 8P 9P 10P 11P MIDN 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10A 11A NOON 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 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 56° -- -- -- -- -- -- 81° -- -- -- -- 67° -- -- 81° -- -- 67° 83° -- -- 67° 76° -- -- 59° 79° -- -- 58° 83° --
TEMP 65° 63° 61° 59° 58° 58° 58° 58° 56° 56° 56° 56° 58° 61° 63° 65° 70° 72° 76° 79° 76° 74° 72° 70° 67° 74° 79° 81° 79° 72° 67° 79° 79° 72° 67° 74° 72° 65° 63° 76° 74° 63° 61° 81° 79°
SKY COVER 90% 75% 86% 72% 74% 76% 78% 80% 81% 83% 81% 80% 78% 80% 82% 84% 81% 77% 74% 79% 85% 80% 83% 70% 62% 50% 46% 49% 48% 37% 40% 51% 54% 72% 84% 80% 76% 59% 60% 31% 31% 19% 29% 6% 17%
Clouds
DEW PT 43° 45° 45° 45° 45° 45° 45° 45° 45° 47° 47° 49° 50° 52° 54° 56° 58° 59° 59° 58° 56° 56° 56° 56° 58° 59° 59° 58° 58° 58° 58° 58° 56° 59° 59° 61° 59° 59° 58° 58° 58° 56° 56° 58° 58°
RH 43% 52% 55% 58% 59% 59% 64% 64% 67% 68% 71% 74% 77% 74% 74% 72% 68% 64% 57% 46% 48% 53% 59% 63% 70% 61% 50% 45% 48% 61% 70% 49% 45% 65% 76% 66% 63% 81% 86% 55% 57% 78% 84% 45% 50%
POP 12HR 15% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 48% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37% -- -- -- 31% -- -- -- 30% -- 7% -- 16% -- 47% -- 73% -- 55% -- 29% -- 9% -- 13%
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) 0.01in -- -- -- -- -- 0.02in -- -- -- -- -- 0.05in -- -- -- -- -- 0.01in -- 0.00in -- 0.06in -- 0.08in -- 0.02in -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SNOWFALL 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND SPEED(MPH) 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 22 17 16 22 24 24 22 22 18 17 23 18 17 17 18 15 10 7 8 7 6 6 8 7
WIND DIR E NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W S SE SW S
HeatIndex 65 63 61 59 58 58 58 58 56 56 56 56 58 61 63 65 70 72 76 79 76 74 72 70 67 74 79 82 79 72 67 79 79 72 67 74 72 65 63 76 74 63 61 81 79
Rain Showers Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance -- -- Chance Chance Chance Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Chance Chance -- -- -- Slight Chance Chance Chance Likely Likely Likely Chance Chance Chance -- -- -- -- --
Thunder Storm -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance -- Slight Chance Slight Chance -- Slight Chance Chance Chance -- -- -- Slight Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Slight Chance -- Slight Chance -- -- -- -- --
WIND CHILL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS
LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS 63.06 61.89 60.46 58.95 58.18 58.18 58.16 58.16 56.51 56.49 56.45 56.40 58.10 60.69 62.40 64.05 68.03 69.39 71.93 73.00 71.08 70.07 69.02 67.72 65.65 70.74 73.44 74.28 73.22 69.17 65.65 73.33 72.89 69.46 65.92 71.16 69.31 64.35 62.68 71.74 70.41 62.49 60.81 74.28 73.44

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NWS 48 Hr. Forecast Maps,

Regional Hourly Observations For GRAVES County, Kentucky
Issued at 200 AM EDT THU APR 25 2024
WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
PADUCAH        CLEAR     53  44  71 NE5       30.21R                  
HENDERSON      CLEAR     49  42  77 N7        30.25R                  
OWENSBORO      CLEAR     50  42  74 N5        30.24R                  
HOPKINSVILLE   CLEAR     50  43  75 NE7       30.19R                  
BOWLING GREEN  CLEAR     54  41  61 CALM      30.21R                  
GLASGOW        CLEAR     52  44  75 NE3       30.21R                  


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 GRAVES County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:

Issued at: Thu Apr 25 02:05:01 EDT 2024

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            50           50           
High Temperature(F)                67-71                     77-81        
Minimum RH(%)                      35-40                     46-51        
Low Temperature(F)    43-47                     53-57                     
Maximum RH(%)         78-83                     79-84                     
Temp (24h trend)      44 (-8)      70 (-2)      55           80           
RH % (24h trend)      81 (-17)     38 (+6)      82           49           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE 4-8       E 4-8 G17    E 3-7        SE 7-11 G29  
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE 4-8       E 3-7        SE 5-9 G20   S 11-15 G36  
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.07         0.02         
Precip Duration                                 2            1            
Precip Begin                                    7 PM         Continuing   
Precip End                                      7 AM         1 PM         
Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl)              1240                      1350         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             4060                      4430         
1700'Mix Hgt Temp                  57                        69           
Transport Wnd (kts)                E  6                      S 24         
Transport Wnd (m/s)                E  3                      S 12         
Vent Rate (m/s-m)                  3720                      16200        
Dispersion Index                   Poor                      Very Good    
LAL                   1            1            3            3            
Haines Index          5            5            4            3            
DSI                                SLGT UNSTBL               SLGT UNSTBL  

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. South winds around 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. South
winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 

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Hazardous Weather Outlook For GRAVES County, Kentucky
819 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024 /919 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024/

 DAY ONE  Today and Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

 DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  Thursday through Tuesday

A daily chance of thunderstorms is forecast Friday through Monday.
The best chance of stronger storms will be in the Ozarks Friday 
night and again late Sunday into Sunday night. Lightning, gusty 
winds, and locally heavy rain will be the primary hazards.

 SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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


7-Day Forecast For GRAVES County, KY

OVERNIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.

THURSDAY
Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs around 70. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

THURSDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

FRIDAY
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Highs around 80. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Breezy with highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY
Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.

MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.

TUESDAY
Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.

TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.

Ag Weather Center, Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky