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

ISSUED AT 04:00 UTC ON FRIDAY APR 26 2024
DAY FRIDAY
CDT 3HR MIDN 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10A 11A NOON 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P
MAX/MIN -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 47° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 76°
TEMP 52° 50° 49° 49° 49° 47° 47° 49° 52° 56° 59° 61° 63° 65° 70° 74° 74° 76° 74°
SKY COVER 56% 47% 47% 45% 30% 40% 40% 51% 63% 74% 88% 91% 85% 80% 75% 76% 72% 70% 81%
Clouds
DEW PT 38° 38° 36° 36° 36° 36° 38° 38° 40° 43° 45° 49° 52° 54° 56° 56° 58° 58° 58°
RH 59% 60% 60% 62% 63% 65% 70% 68% 65% 61% 60% 61% 64% 65% 61% 55% 55% 54% 55%
POP 12HR -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 10% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.02in -- -- -- -- --
SNOWFALL -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- --
WIND SPEED(MPH) 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 9
WIND Gust(MPH) 10 13 13 14 14 13 10 10 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 16
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
DEW -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HeatIndex 52 50 47 45 45 44 43 45 52 56 59 61 63 65 70 74 74 76 74
Rain Showers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Slight Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance 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 53.53 51.94 51.16 51.05 50.99 49.27 48.95 50.72 53.31 56.60 58.96 60.53 62.17 63.81 67.60 70.24 70.24 71.65 70.24



DAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY TUE WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
CDT 6HR 7P 8P 9P 10P 11P MIDN 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10A 11A 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° -- -- -- -- -- 81° -- -- -- -- 65° -- -- 83° -- -- 65° 79° -- -- 61° 79° -- -- 59° 81° -- -- 58° 76° --
TEMP 74° 70° 68° 68° 67° 67° 67° 67° 67° 67° 67° 67° 65° 68° 72° 74° 76° 79° 81° 77° 72° 68° 67° 65° 74° 79° 81° 79° 68° 65° 76° 70° 63° 61° 74° 74° 63° 61° 77° 74° 61° 58° 74° 70°
SKY COVER 75% 74% 73% 72% 73% 74% 75% 75% 74% 74% 68% 62% 57% 61% 65% 69% 63% 52% 50% 55% 29% 27% 19% 22% 24% 24% 21% 30% 49% 64% 75% 84% 79% 72% 27% 20% 24% 39% 28% 44% 49% 41% 25% 30%
Clouds
DEW PT 58° 58° 58° 58° 58° 58° 58° 58° 58° 58° 56° 56° 56° 58° 58° 58° 58° 58° 58° 58° 56° 56° 56° 56° 58° 58° 56° 56° 54° 56° 58° 59° 61° 61° 61° 59° 58° 58° 61° 59° 56° 52° 50° 49°
RH 57% 65% 68% 67% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 72% 68% 63% 59% 55% 50% 45% 50% 59% 65% 67% 70% 59% 48% 42% 45% 60% 72% 55% 68% 90% 96% 64% 60% 86% 89% 58% 59% 84% 80% 44% 48%
POP 12HR 46% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 17% -- -- -- -- -- -- 10% -- -- -- 3% -- -- -- 4% -- 18% -- 61% -- 72% -- 35% -- 14% -- 27% -- 21% -- 20%
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) 0.03in -- -- -- -- -- 0.02in -- -- -- -- -- 0.01in -- -- -- -- 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) 10 14 15 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 17 18 18 17 15 14 15 14 15 14 17 17 17 17 16 15 18 13 9 7 8 7 7 8 9 8 7 9 10 9
WIND DIR SE SE SE 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 S SW SW SW S S W W N N N N
HeatIndex 74 70 68 68 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 65 68 72 74 76 79 81 77 72 68 67 65 74 79 81 79 68 65 76 70 63 61 74 74 63 61 77 74 61 58 74 70
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 Chance Likely Likely Chance Chance Chance -- -- -- Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance -- Slight Chance --
Thunder Storm Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Chance Chance Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance -- -- -- Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance -- -- --
WIND CHILL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS
LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS 70.41 67.84 66.38 66.33 65.65 65.65 65.65 65.65 65.65 65.65 65.65 65.65 64.05 66.38 69.31 70.57 71.74 73.44 74.28 72.00 69.02 66.23 65.51 63.98 70.57 73.22 73.92 72.89 65.98 64.05 71.74 68.03 62.77 60.95 70.99 70.66 62.68 60.87 72.80 70.57 60.81 58.09 69.32 66.80

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NWS 48 Hr. Forecast Maps,

Regional Hourly Observations For HANCOCK County, Kentucky
Issued at 1200 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2024
WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
PADUCAH        LGT RAIN  56  51  84 CALM      30.12S                  
HENDERSON      MOCLDY    57  39  51 E8        30.14F                  
OWENSBORO      MOCLDY    58  37  45 E8        30.15F                  
HOPKINSVILLE   MOCLDY    59  44  56 NE6       30.10F                  
BOWLING GREEN  CLOUDY    59  39  47 E8        30.14F                  
GLASGOW        CLOUDY    55  40  56 NE6       30.16F                  


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 HANCOCK County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:

Issued at: Fri Apr 26 00:05:01 EDT 2024

331 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024 /231 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024/

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
PRECIP TYPE           None         Tstms        Tstms        None         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           20           0            
TEMP (24H TREND)      45 (+4)      79 (+11)     65           82           
RH % (24H TREND)      73 (-17)     48 (+12)     72           46           
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                SE  5                     S 12 G22     
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   Lgt/Var      S  8         SE 10 G19    S 14 G23     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.05         0.02         0.00         
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             4981                      5999         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 18                      S 30         
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  98360                     163744       
DISPERSION                         Excellent                 Excellent    
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  
LAL                   1            3            2            2            
HAINES INDEX          5            3            3            4            
ADI EARLY             8 POOR       27 FAIR      19 GEN POOR  77 GOOD      
ADI LATE              8 POOR       55 GEN GOOD  20 GEN POOR  126 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            3            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 mid 60s. Highs in the lower
80s. South winds around 10 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 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 around 80. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 

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Hazardous Weather Outlook For HANCOCK 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 HANCOCK County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.: UKAWC Drought Page, Kentucky Drought Watch


7-Day Forecast For HANCOCK County, KY

TONIGHT
Mostly cloudy until early morning then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. East winds up to 10 mph.

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers in the morning, then chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Warmer. Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the morning. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 15 to 20 mph.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 15 mph.

SUNDAY
Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.

MONDAY
Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

MONDAY NIGHT
Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.

TUESDAY
Partly sunny with chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then sunny with chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows around 60. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

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

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
Mostly sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.

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