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ISSUED AT 17:00 UTC ON TUESDAY APR 16 2024
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| EDT 3HR | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 81° | ||||
| TEMP | 79° | 81° | 81° | 81° | 81° | 79° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 59% | 55% | 52% | 49% | 44% | 39% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 61° | 59° | 58° | 56° | 56° | 56° | ||||
| RH | 54% | 48% | 46% | 44% | 42% | 45% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.02in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | ||||
| WIND DIR | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 79 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 79 | ||||
| Rain Showers | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
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| DRY COND |  | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 73.89 | 74.65 | 74.41 | 74.16 | 73.92 | 72.89 | ||||
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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 | 2A | 5A | 8A | 11A | 2P | 5P | 8P | 2A | 8A | 2P | 8P | 2A | 8A | 2P | 8P | 2A | 8A | 2P | 8P | 2A | 8A | 2P | 8P |
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 61° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 76° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 56° | -- | -- | 76° | -- | -- | 54° | 67° | -- | -- | 45° | 63° | -- | -- | 41° | 58° | -- | -- | 40° | 63° | -- |
| TEMP | 76° | 72° | 70° | 70° | 68° | 68° | 68° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 65° | 67° | 70° | 72° | 72° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 72° | 70° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 61° | 58° | 56° | 65° | 72° | 76° | 70° | 61° | 56° | 65° | 61° | 50° | 47° | 61° | 56° | 47° | 43° | 56° | 54° | 43° | 41° | 58° | 58° |
| SKY COVER | 38% | 45% | 62% | 66% | 70% | 81% | 85% | 83% | 90% | 89% | 89% | 88% | 81% | 77% | 61% | 56% | 57% | 57% | 57% | 56% | 56% | 57% | 60% | 65% | 71% | 64% | 55% | 45% | 38% | 23% | 12% | 12% | 15% | 21% | 24% | 28% | 73% | 83% | 71% | 50% | 53% | 46% | 45% | 49% | 58% | 56% | 48% | 35% | 23% | 23% | 27% | 18% |
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| DEW PT | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 54° | 54° | 56° | 56° | 58° | 58° | 59° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 59° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 56° | 56° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 54° | 52° | 52° | 54° | 45° | 40° | 36° | 36° | 38° | 34° | 31° | 34° | 34° | 32° | 34° | 36° | 38° |
| RH | 50% | 58% | 60% | 61% | 60% | 61% | 58% | 60% | 62% | 62% | 72% | 74% | 75% | 77% | 75% | 73% | 70% | 68% | 66% | 63% | 61% | 62% | 63% | 63% | 65% | 75% | 75% | 78% | 75% | 80% | 83% | 86% | 63% | 50% | 44% | 56% | 71% | 86% | 67% | 57% | 65% | 67% | 41% | 49% | 60% | 64% | 44% | 48% | 67% | 73% | 41% | 47% |
| POP 12HR | 18% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 72% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 57% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33% | -- | -- | -- | 1% | -- | 62% | -- | 60% | -- | 15% | -- | 10% | -- | 6% | -- | 8% | -- | 8% | -- | 9% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.01in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.16in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.10in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.21in | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.36in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | 0.02in | 0.04in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | 0in | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| WIND DIR | SE | SE | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | W | W | W | W | SW | S | S | W | NW | N | N | N | NW | N | N | N | N | N | NE | NE | N | W |
| HeatIndex | 76 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 58 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 70 | 61 | 56 | 65 | 61 | 50 | 43 | 61 | 56 | 43 | 38 | 56 | 54 | 38 | 38 | 58 | 58 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Likely | Likely | Likely | Likely | Chance | Chance | Chance | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Likely | Likely | Chance | -- | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 39° | -- | -- | 39° | 37° | -- | -- |
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| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 71.27 | 68.95 | 67.54 | 67.60 | 65.98 | 66.03 | 65.87 | 65.20 | 63.70 | 63.70 | 62.35 | 62.40 | 62.42 | 62.47 | 64.15 | 65.78 | 68.15 | 69.68 | 69.53 | 70.91 | 70.74 | 70.82 | 70.91 | 69.31 | 67.84 | 65.87 | 64.15 | 64.25 | 64.15 | 60.76 | 58.07 | 56.22 | 63.74 | 68.37 | 70.70 | 67.29 | 60.65 | 56.22 | 63.87 | 60.48 | 51.69 | 49.14 | 60.29 | 56.79 | 49.60 | 46.13 | 56.86 | 55.37 | 45.87 | 43.64 | 58.26 | 58.23 |
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 MASON County, Kentucky
Issued at 100 PM EDT TUE APR 16 2024
...CENTRAL KENTUCKY... CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS MT STERLING* PTSUNNY 79 61 53 S9 30.10F FLEMING/MASON* PTSUNNY 80 60 51 W10 30.09F DANVILLE* PTSUNNY 77 57 50 S7 30.08F RICHMOND* PTSUNNY 79 57 47 S5 30.09F LEXINGTON MOSUNNY 80 63 55 S13 30.06F FRANKFORT MOSUNNY 80 61 52 S12 30.03F LOUISVILLE CLOUDY 79 53 40 S17 30.01F LEBANON* CLOUDY 73 57 56 SW6G20 30.06S GLASGOW* SUNNY 78 62 57 S12 30.04F BOWLING GREEN MOSUNNY 80 61 52 S13 30.04R
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 MASON County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Tue Apr 16 13:05:01 EDT 2024
CLOUD COVER Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE Tstms Showers Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 60 70
TEMP (24H TREND) 81 (-3) 62 (+3) 76
RH % (24H TREND) 45 (-3) 78 (+4) 57
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SE 5 S 13 G21
20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 8 S 6 SW 14 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.09 0.25
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 4
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6040 2750
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 16 SW 28
LAL 3 3 3
HAINES INDEX 3 6 3
REMARKS...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Highs in the lower 60s. North
winds around 5 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 MASON County, Kentucky
1052 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024
DAY ONE This afternoon and tonight.
Scattered storms may develop Tuesday afternoon, with the possibility
that some storms may be severe. The primary threat will be strong to
damaging winds. Additionally, localized heavy rainfall may result in
isolated areas of flooding.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Wednesday through Monday.
Thunderstorms are expected to move through the region Wednesday
morning, but these are not anticipated to be severe.
A second round of storms is forecast to move through the region
Wednesday afternoon, with the possibility that some storms may be
severe. Primary threats include strong/damaging winds, large hail,
and isolated tornadoes. Additionally, localized heavy rainfall may
result in isolated areas of flooding.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation may be needed.
Latest MASON County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For MASON County, KY
REST OF TODAY
Mostly cloudy late this morning, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers this afternoon. Unseasonably warm with highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
TONIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Unseasonably warm with lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
WEDNESDAY
Mostly cloudy with showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, diminishing to around 10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent.
THURSDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy with showers likely after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
FRIDAY
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
SATURDAY
Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
SUNDAY
Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows around 40.
MONDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
