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ISSUED AT 07:00 UTC ON SATURDAY APR 20 2024
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| CDT 3HR | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | |||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 59° | |||||
| TEMP | 45° | 43° | 41° | 41° | 43° | 47° | 49° | 52° | 54° | 58° | 58° | 59° | 59° | 59° | 59° | 58° | |||||
| SKY COVER | 44% | 41% | 38% | 30% | 21% | 15% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 21% | 28% | 55% | 45% | 46% | 59% | 57% | |||||
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| DEW PT | 38° | 36° | 36° | 34° | 36° | 34° | 34° | 32° | 32° | 32° | 32° | 32° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | |||||
| RH | 76% | 79% | 78% | 76% | 76% | 63% | 53% | 46% | 42% | 38% | 37% | 36% | 34% | 32% | 33% | 35% | |||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | |||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |||||
| WIND DIR | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | |||||
| DEW | -- | -- | Lgt Dew | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| HeatIndex | 42 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 42 | 45 | 52 | 54 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 58 | |||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| WIND CHILL | 43° | 39° | 37° | 36° | 39° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
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| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 46.82 | 44.82 | 43.15 | 43.35 | 45.09 | 49.40 | 51.53 | 54.02 | 55.53 | 58.27 | 58.28 | 58.93 | 58.93 | 58.93 | 58.93 | 58.29 | |||||
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| 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 58° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36° | -- | -- | 65° | -- | -- | 43° | 70° | -- | -- | 49° | 67° | -- | -- | 43° | 67° | -- | -- | 49° | 70° | -- |
| TEMP | 56° | 52° | 49° | 47° | 47° | 45° | 45° | 43° | 43° | 43° | 41° | 40° | 40° | 43° | 47° | 49° | 50° | 52° | 54° | 58° | 54° | 47° | 43° | 40° | 38° | 54° | 61° | 65° | 59° | 47° | 47° | 65° | 65° | 56° | 50° | 63° | 61° | 49° | 45° | 63° | 63° | 54° | 52° | 65° | 67° |
| SKY COVER | 60% | 46% | 37% | 44% | 43% | 54% | 65% | 68% | 71% | 74% | 64% | 54% | 44% | 47% | 50% | 53% | 38% | 24% | 9% | 18% | 25% | 11% | 8% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 10% | 26% | 39% | 61% | 64% | 61% | 15% | 25% | 27% | 20% | 15% | 32% | 52% | 45% | 58% | 60% | 66% |
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| DEW PT | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 32° | 34° | 32° | 32° | 32° | 34° | 36° | 34° | 36° | 40° | 36° | 38° | 43° | 47° | 47° | 47° | 45° | 45° | 40° | 38° | 41° | 45° | 43° | 45° | 50° | 52° |
| RH | 40% | 44% | 49% | 53% | 55% | 57% | 60% | 62% | 64% | 64% | 67% | 70% | 70% | 62% | 53% | 49% | 46% | 44% | 41% | 38% | 47% | 58% | 67% | 76% | 81% | 50% | 36% | 34% | 47% | 65% | 73% | 42% | 52% | 71% | 85% | 49% | 53% | 71% | 76% | 44% | 51% | 69% | 76% | 57% | 56% |
| POP 12HR | 2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | 0% | -- | 20% | -- | 42% | -- | 9% | -- | 9% | -- | 16% | -- | 29% | -- | 43% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 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) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
| WIND DIR | NW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NW | NW | S | SW | SW | S | S | S | SW | SW | W | NW | N | N | NE | E | E | E | E | SE | SE | SE |
| HeatIndex | 56 | 52 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 45 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 58 | 54 | 44 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 54 | 61 | 65 | 59 | 43 | 41 | 65 | 65 | 56 | 50 | 63 | 61 | 45 | 40 | 63 | 63 | 54 | 52 | 65 | 67 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41° | 41° | 39° | 39° | 39° | 36° | 35° | 35° | 39° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 39° | 36° | 35° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SPRAY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 56.92 | 54.09 | 51.75 | 50.05 | 49.92 | 48.26 | 48.04 | 46.30 | 46.13 | 46.13 | 44.23 | 43.10 | 43.10 | 46.30 | 50.05 | 51.75 | 52.61 | 54.09 | 55.56 | 58.27 | 55.40 | 49.73 | 45.87 | 42.48 | 40.17 | 55.32 | 60.23 | 62.75 | 58.94 | 49.27 | 48.75 | 63.02 | 63.36 | 56.45 | 50.73 | 61.82 | 60.43 | 50.56 | 46.82 | 61.71 | 61.87 | 54.82 | 52.90 | 63.53 | 65.02 |
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 UNION County, Kentucky
Issued at 300 AM EDT SAT APR 20 2024
WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS PADUCAH MOCLDY 51 38 60 N3 30.20R HENDERSON PTCLDY 51 36 56 N6 30.20S OWENSBORO CLEAR 52 38 58 N5 30.19F HOPKINSVILLE LGT RAIN 54 37 54 NW5 30.17R BOWLING GREEN CLOUDY 55 36 48 CALM 30.17S GLASGOW CLOUDY 53 39 60 N6 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 UNION County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Sat Apr 20 03:05:01 EDT 2024
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
High Temperature(F) 57-61 56-60
Minimum RH(%) 31-36 35-40
Low Temperature(F) 40-44 37-41
Maximum RH(%) 72-77 68-73
Temp (24h trend) 42 (-10) 61 (-3) 39 59
RH % (24h trend) 75 (-24) 34 (-5) 71 38
Wind 20ft/early(mph) N 4-8 N 5-9 G19 N 3-7 N 4-8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 3-7 NW 7-11 G20 N 3-7 NW 5-9
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1700 1960
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 5560 6440
1700'Mix Hgt Temp 53 49
Transport Wnd (kts) NW 16 N 12
Transport Wnd (m/s) NW 8 N 6
Vent Rate (m/s-m) 13600 11760
Dispersion Index Good Good
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 4 4
DSI MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s. East winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows around 50.
Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook For UNION County, Kentucky
347 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024 /447 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024/
DAY ONE Today and Tonight
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Saturday through Thursday
Low temperatures will be in the upper 30s Saturday night across
portions of southern Illinois and southeast Missouri. Low
temperatures Sunday night will be in the middle to upper 30s
across southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, northwest Kentucky
and much of southeast Missouri. Light winds and mostly clear skies
Sunday night may result in light frost developing.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation will not be needed.
Latest UNION County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For UNION County, KY
OVERNIGHT
Partly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the mid 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
SATURDAY
Sunny. Highs around 60. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Lows around 40. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
SUNDAY
Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Clear. Areas of frost after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
MONDAY
Areas of frost in the morning. Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
TUESDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
FRIDAY
Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
