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ISSUED AT 00:00 UTC ON FRIDAY APR 19 2024
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| EDT 3HR | 9P | 10P | 11P | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 54° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 67° | ||||
| TEMP | 74° | 72° | 70° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 63° | 63° | 61° | 59° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 58° | 59° | 61° | 63° | 63° | 65° | 63° | 63° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 46% | 59% | 73% | 77% | 81% | 90% | 89% | 85% | 79% | 75% | 89% | 88% | 77% | 84% | 86% | 75% | 57% | 31% | 31% | 19% | 31% | 33% | 20% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 59° | 59° | 61° | 61° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 59° | 54° | 52° | 49° | 47° | 47° | 45° | 45° | 45° | 43° | 43° | 40° | 40° | ||||
| RH | 59% | 63% | 72% | 80% | 87% | 93% | 93% | 92% | 93% | 96% | 99% | 92% | 86% | 77% | 74% | 66% | 59% | 53% | 51% | 46% | 44% | 41% | 42% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.44in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.08in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | ||||
| WIND DIR | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | W | W | NW | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | ||||
| DEW | -- | -- | Lgt Dew | Lgt Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | -- | Mod Dew | Lgt Dew | Lgt Dew | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 74 | 72 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 63 | 63 | ||||
| Rain Showers | -- | Chance | Likely | Chance | Chance | Likely | Likely | Likely | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SPRAY COND |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| DRY COND | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 70.57 | 69.31 | 68.28 | 66.10 | 66.41 | 64.76 | 64.76 | 62.82 | 62.84 | 60.95 | 59.00 | 56.12 | 56.22 | 56.35 | 56.40 | 58.15 | 58.95 | 60.43 | 61.87 | 61.75 | 63.09 | 61.64 | 61.66 | ||||
| DAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| EDT 6HR | 8P | 9P | 10P | 11P | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 11A | 2P | 5P | 8P | 11P | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43° | -- | -- | 61° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40° | -- | -- | 59° | -- | -- | 38° | 65° | -- | -- | 43° | 67° | -- | -- | 47° | 65° | -- | -- | 41° | 67° | -- |
| TEMP | 61° | 56° | 54° | 52° | 50° | 49° | 49° | 47° | 47° | 47° | 45° | 45° | 45° | 56° | 58° | 59° | 56° | 47° | 43° | 41° | 41° | 49° | 56° | 58° | 54° | 43° | 40° | 61° | 59° | 47° | 47° | 65° | 63° | 54° | 49° | 61° | 59° | 47° | 43° | 61° | 63° |
| SKY COVER | 24% | 41% | 30% | 37% | 25% | 26% | 26% | 22% | 18% | 14% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 39% | 23% | 46% | 75% | 55% | 49% | 68% | 69% | 62% | 40% | 28% | 35% | 16% | 10% | 2% | 14% | 28% | 51% | 77% | 59% | 41% | 46% | 28% | 30% | 12% | 24% | 26% | 49% |
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| DEW PT | 40° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 32° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 32° | 32° | 34° | 34° | 38° | 36° | 38° | 47° | 49° | 47° | 43° | 41° | 40° | 36° | 34° | 40° | 41° |
| RH | 45% | 51% | 54% | 56% | 58% | 60% | 60% | 63% | 62% | 62% | 65% | 67% | 63% | 43% | 36% | 34% | 40% | 54% | 59% | 64% | 64% | 48% | 39% | 35% | 43% | 67% | 75% | 37% | 45% | 68% | 70% | 52% | 57% | 77% | 79% | 49% | 47% | 65% | 70% | 43% | 46% |
| POP 12HR | 4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7% | -- | -- | -- | 2% | -- | -- | -- | 2% | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | 0% | -- | 0% | -- | 3% | -- | 34% | -- | 40% | -- | 13% | -- | 13% | -- | 19% |
| 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 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| WIND DIR | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | NW | NW | NW | N | NE | SW | S | S | S | SW | SW | W | N | N | N | NE | E | E | E |
| HeatIndex | 61 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 56 | 58 | 59 | 56 | 45 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 58 | 54 | 40 | 38 | 61 | 59 | 43 | 41 | 65 | 63 | 54 | 45 | 61 | 59 | 42 | 38 | 61 | 63 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43° | 43° | 42° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 39° | 37° | 37° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40° | 37° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37° | -- | -- |
| SPRAY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 60.33 | 56.75 | 55.21 | 53.65 | 52.03 | 51.16 | 51.16 | 49.40 | 49.47 | 49.47 | 47.66 | 47.50 | 47.81 | 56.88 | 58.28 | 58.93 | 56.92 | 49.99 | 46.56 | 44.52 | 44.52 | 51.80 | 56.94 | 58.29 | 55.50 | 45.87 | 42.59 | 60.24 | 58.94 | 49.08 | 48.95 | 63.36 | 62.01 | 54.61 | 50.13 | 60.38 | 58.94 | 49.27 | 45.61 | 60.31 | 61.75 |
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 MEADE County, Kentucky
Issued at 800 PM EDT THU APR 18 2024
NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LOUISVILLE/SDF MOCLDY 82 56 40 S9 29.89F LOUISVILLE/LOU FAIR 78 57 48 S10 29.90F FORT KNOX FAIR 78 58 51 SE7 29.89F
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 MEADE County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Thu Apr 18 20:05:01 EDT 2024
419 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024 /319 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024/
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
CLOUD COVER Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE Tstms Tstms None None
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 60 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (-1) 68 (-15) 43 64
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+10) 47 (-1) 71 36
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 8 G17 N 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 6 G17 N 8 N 6 NW 8
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.77 0.04 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4802 6209
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 15 NW 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 68384 99195
DISPERSION Good Excellent
DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
LAL 3 3 1 1
HAINES INDEX 3 3 5 5
ADI EARLY 14 GEN POOR 41 GEN GOOD 9 POOR 71 GOOD
ADI LATE 14 GEN POOR 58 GEN GOOD 6 VERY POOR 109 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 6 2 3 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid
60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 70. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70.
East winds 5 to 10 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 MEADE County, Kentucky
747 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024 /647 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024/
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 129 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT /2 AM CDT/
FRIDAY
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern Indiana
and central Kentucky.
DAY ONE Tonight.
Strong to severe storms are possible overnight. Please listen to
NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/louisville on the Internet
for more information about the following hazards.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Friday through Wednesday.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation may be needed.
GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:
Storms will move to the northeast or east at 30 to 40 mph.
Any users of this storm motion must be aware that thunderstorm activity
can be erratic and constantly evolving. Please use this with caution
and be prepared for changing conditions.
Latest MEADE County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For MEADE County, KY
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 129 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT FRIDAY
REST OF TONIGHT
Partly cloudy early in the evening. Chance of showers in the evening. Chance of thunderstorms through the night. Showers likely after midnight. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds and large hail in the late evening and early morning. Locally heavy rainfall possible late in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
FRIDAY
Cooler. Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Colder. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
SATURDAY
Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Lows around 40. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Highs around 60.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
MONDAY
Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
TUESDAY
Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of rain showers. Lows in the upper 40s.
WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in the morning. Highs in the mid 60s.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
THURSDAY
Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s.
