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ISSUED AT 19:00 UTC ON FRIDAY APR 19 2024
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| EDT 3HR | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | 65° | ||||
| TEMP | 59° | 61° | 59° | 59° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 94% | 92% | 89% | 86% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | ||||
| RH | 77% | 74% | 74% | 75% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | ||||
| WIND DIR | NW | NW | NW | NW | ||||
| DEW | -- | -- | Lgt Dew | Lgt Dew | ||||
| HeatIndex | 59 | 61 | 59 | 59 | ||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SPRAY COND |  | | | | ||||
| DRY COND |  | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 58.97 | 60.69 | 58.97 | 58.97 | ||||
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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 | 1A | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 61° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40° | -- | -- | 58° | -- | -- | 38° | 63° | -- | -- | 40° | 70° | -- | -- | 50° | 63° | -- | -- | 38° | 61° | -- |
| TEMP | 58° | 56° | 54° | 52° | 50° | 49° | 47° | 45° | 43° | 43° | 41° | 40° | 43° | 45° | 50° | 54° | 56° | 58° | 59° | 59° | 61° | 61° | 58° | 58° | 54° | 52° | 50° | 49° | 47° | 45° | 43° | 40° | 40° | 49° | 54° | 58° | 54° | 43° | 40° | 61° | 56° | 43° | 43° | 68° | 65° | 58° | 50° | 61° | 56° | 43° | 38° | 58° | 56° |
| SKY COVER | 83% | 76% | 68% | 61% | 52% | 43% | 33% | 24% | 23% | 21% | 20% | 26% | 31% | 26% | 21% | 17% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 15% | 16% | 16% | 17% | 60% | 65% | 69% | 59% | 49% | 38% | 42% | 76% | 61% | 58% | 51% | 34% | 18% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 22% | 28% | 54% | 66% | 70% | 56% | 45% | 10% | 17% | 18% | 41% | 32% |
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| DEW PT | 49° | 45° | 43° | 40° | 36° | 36° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 32° | 32° | 32° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 32° | 32° | 34° | 34° | 32° | 32° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 29° | 29° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 34° | 32° | 34° | 40° | 41° | 45° | 45° | 43° | 36° | 31° | 29° | 32° | 34° |
| RH | 72% | 69% | 65% | 63% | 58% | 61% | 60% | 65% | 70% | 67% | 70% | 72% | 70% | 65% | 54% | 45% | 41% | 39% | 37% | 36% | 34% | 33% | 35% | 37% | 38% | 41% | 45% | 49% | 53% | 53% | 57% | 61% | 64% | 47% | 38% | 34% | 40% | 62% | 73% | 31% | 43% | 65% | 72% | 34% | 41% | 64% | 83% | 51% | 47% | 62% | 67% | 36% | 43% |
| POP 12HR | 34% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2% | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | 0% | -- | 0% | -- | 1% | -- | 22% | -- | 60% | -- | 26% | -- | 9% | -- | 13% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.01in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 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 | 0in | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| WIND DIR | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | N | N | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | W | W | W | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | N | NW | S | S | SW | SW | SW | W | NW | N | NE | NE | NE | NE |
| HeatIndex | 58 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 39 | 42 | 50 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 58 | 54 | 39 | 35 | 61 | 56 | 40 | 37 | 68 | 65 | 58 | 50 | 61 | 56 | 38 | 32 | 58 | 56 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Likely | Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41° | 39° | 39° | 37° | 36° | 39° | 41° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 42° | 39° | 37° | 37° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 39° | 36° | -- | -- | 39° | 38° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38° | 32° | -- | -- |
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| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 58.12 | 56.48 | 54.92 | 53.38 | 52.03 | 51.10 | 49.60 | 47.66 | 45.61 | 45.87 | 43.94 | 42.90 | 45.61 | 47.66 | 52.23 | 55.45 | 56.91 | 58.27 | 58.93 | 58.93 | 60.20 | 60.19 | 58.29 | 58.28 | 55.64 | 54.21 | 52.66 | 51.75 | 50.05 | 48.57 | 46.74 | 44.03 | 43.72 | 51.86 | 55.64 | 58.29 | 55.58 | 46.30 | 42.79 | 60.17 | 56.88 | 46.04 | 45.43 | 64.66 | 62.99 | 58.16 | 50.82 | 60.41 | 56.82 | 46.30 | 41.78 | 58.28 | 56.88 |
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 ROWAN County, Kentucky
Issued at 300 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2024
NORTHEAST KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LEXINGTON CLOUDY 58 53 84 NW9 30.09R COVINGTON PTSUNNY 60 48 64 VRB6 30.08S FRANKFORT CLOUDY 57 49 74 NW10 30.10R
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 ROWAN County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Fri Apr 19 15:05:02 EDT 2024
342 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Chance precip (%) 80 0 0
Precip type tstms None None
Temp (24H TREND) 67-70 (-13) 36-47 (-12) 61-64
Rh % (24H TREND) 47-71 (+47) 62-96 (+4) 25-37
20ftwnd-AM(mph) W 4-8 G19 Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) NW 4-8 G19 Lgt/Var NW 3-7 G17
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 8 AM
Precip end 4 PM
Precip amount 0.11 0.00 0.00
LAL 3 1 1
Haines Index (MID) 3 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 2700 6800
Transport wnd (mph) NW 15 W 20
Vent rate (kt-ft) 35100 115600
ADI Early 37 7 114
ADI Late 45 8 146
Max LVORI Early 5 3 3
Max LVORI Late 3 3 2
Remarks...Ranges of MIN T over 8 degrees & ranges of MAX
RH over 10% indicate the likelihood of thermal belts. ADI IS
Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility
Occurrence Risk Index.
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 ROWAN County, Kentucky
1152 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024
DAY ONE This afternoon and tonight.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Saturday through Thursday.
Frost is possible in some locations early each morning Sunday
through Tuesday.
Thunderstorms are possible in some locations Tuesday night.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation is not anticipated.
Latest ROWAN County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For ROWAN County, KY
THIS AFTERNOON
Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Not as warm with highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
TONIGHT
Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Much cooler with lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
SATURDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Areas of frost late. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
SUNDAY
Widespread frost early. Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly clear. Widespread frost late. Lows in the lower 40s.
MONDAY
Widespread frost early. Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
MONDAY NIGHT
Clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
TUESDAY
Patchy frost early. Partly sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs around 70. Chance of rain 20 percent.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely overnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Areas of frost late. Cooler with lows in the upper 30s.
THURSDAY
Widespread frost early. Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
