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ISSUED AT 00:00 UTC ON SATURDAY APR 20 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 59° | ||||
| TEMP | 54° | 54° | 52° | 49° | 49° | 47° | 45° | 43° | 43° | 43° | 41° | 43° | 47° | 50° | 54° | 56° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 56° | 56° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 25% | 28% | 33% | 30% | 28% | 22% | 9% | 6% | 5% | 8% | 9% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 8% | 11% | 38% | 37% | 39% | 39% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 43° | 41° | 40° | 38° | 36° | 36° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 36° | 36° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 32° | 32° | 31° | 31° | ||||
| RH | 64% | 64% | 63% | 63% | 63% | 65% | 64% | 70% | 70% | 72% | 73% | 70% | 63% | 56% | 48% | 44% | 39% | 40% | 40% | 37% | 37% | 38% | 39% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 9 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | ||||
| WIND DIR | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | NW | NW | NW | NW | W | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | ||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 54 | 52 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 40 | 43 | 50 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 54 | ||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41° | 39° | 39° | 39° | 36° | 38° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SPRAY COND |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 54.95 | 54.95 | 53.38 | 50.99 | 50.99 | 49.27 | 47.73 | 45.61 | 45.61 | 45.43 | 43.64 | 45.61 | 49.40 | 52.13 | 55.37 | 56.86 | 58.27 | 58.26 | 58.26 | 58.28 | 58.28 | 56.95 | 56.94 | ||||
| DAY | SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36° | -- | -- | 56° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34° | -- | -- | 63° | -- | -- | 40° | 68° | -- | -- | 49° | 63° | -- | -- | 38° | 63° | -- | -- | 43° | 67° | -- |
| TEMP | 54° | 49° | 47° | 45° | 45° | 43° | 40° | 40° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 36° | 38° | 47° | 52° | 54° | 52° | 43° | 40° | 36° | 38° | 54° | 59° | 61° | 56° | 43° | 43° | 65° | 61° | 56° | 50° | 61° | 58° | 43° | 41° | 59° | 56° | 47° | 47° | 63° | 63° |
| SKY COVER | 45% | 51% | 51% | 45% | 47% | 49% | 54% | 58% | 63% | 67% | 72% | 74% | 68% | 61% | 20% | 12% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 25% | 27% | 58% | 67% | 76% | 59% | 43% | 14% | 8% | 13% | 17% | 25% | 43% | 40% | 49% | 58% | -- |
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| DEW PT | 31° | 31° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 31° | 29° | 31° | 31° | 32° | 32° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 34° | 36° | 36° | 38° | 34° | 34° | 43° | 43° | 45° | 47° | 45° | 40° | 36° | 34° | 38° | 40° | 36° | 38° | 47° | 47° |
| RH | 43% | 47% | 49% | 53% | 52% | 57% | 62% | 64% | 66% | 66% | 72% | 78% | 69% | 51% | 44% | 43% | 48% | 62% | 69% | 79% | 78% | 46% | 41% | 39% | 48% | 68% | 70% | 44% | 51% | 68% | 85% | 55% | 52% | 73% | 76% | 45% | 52% | 63% | 70% | 54% | 57% |
| POP 12HR | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | 0% | -- | 13% | -- | 58% | -- | 24% | -- | 8% | -- | 8% | -- | 17% | -- | 36% |
| 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | -- |
| WIND DIR | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NW | NW | NW | N | NW | NW | NW | N | NW | W | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | W | NW | N | NE | NE | NE | NE | E | E | SE | SE |
| HeatIndex | 46 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 45 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 40 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 54 | 59 | 61 | 56 | 40 | 38 | 65 | 61 | 56 | 50 | 61 | 58 | 38 | 36 | 59 | 56 | 43 | 41 | 63 | -- | -- |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Likely | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | 41° | 41° | 39° | 36° | 36° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 31° | 34° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 39° | 36° | 31° | 34° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38° | 36° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 39° | 35° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SPRAY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 55.50 | 51.86 | 50.31 | 48.57 | 48.64 | 46.74 | 43.93 | 43.72 | 41.89 | 41.89 | 41.20 | 38.76 | 41.55 | 50.18 | 54.09 | 55.50 | 53.94 | 46.30 | 43.21 | 38.63 | 40.52 | 55.43 | 58.94 | 60.26 | 56.80 | 45.78 | 45.61 | 63.09 | 60.41 | 56.49 | 50.73 | 60.46 | 58.21 | 45.35 | 43.35 | 58.94 | 56.74 | 49.40 | 48.95 | 61.94 | 62.01 |
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 NICHOLAS County, Kentucky
Issued at 1000 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2024
NORTHEAST KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LEXINGTON CLOUDY 56 46 69 NW6 30.12R COVINGTON CLOUDY 53 37 54 N7 30.13R FRANKFORT MOCLDY 57 37 47 N5 30.11R
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 NICHOLAS County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Fri Apr 19 22:05:01 EDT 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
CLOUD COVER Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE None None None None
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 40 (-18) 61 (-7) 37 58
RH % (24H TREND) 73 (-26) 34 (-23) 76 39
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 7 Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 6 NW 9 NW 6 NW 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6530 6682
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 18 NW 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 110687 66000
DISPERSION Excellent Good
DSI SLGT UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL VRY UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL
LAL 1 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 5 5 4 4
ADI EARLY 9 POOR 84 GOOD 16 GEN POOR 51 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 10 POOR 89 GOOD 6 VERY POOR 80 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 3 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Highs around 70.
Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows around
50. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 60s.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows in the mid
40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 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 NICHOLAS County, Kentucky
320 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024 /220 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024/
DAY ONE Tonight.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Saturday through Thursday.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
Latest NICHOLAS County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For NICHOLAS County, KY
REST OF TONIGHT
Colder. Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
SATURDAY
Sunny. Highs around 60. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
MONDAY
Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
MONDAY NIGHT
Clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 40.
TUESDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows around 50. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny. Rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Colder. Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
THURSDAY
Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s.
FRIDAY
Mostly 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 60s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
