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ISSUED AT 08:00 UTC ON SUNDAY JUN 22 2025
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| CDT 3HR | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | |||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | 74° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 94° | |||||
| TEMP | 76° | 76° | 74° | 76° | 79° | 81° | 85° | 88° | 90° | 92° | 92° | 92° | 94° | 92° | 92° | |||||
| SKY COVER | 2% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 13% | 23% | 30% | 31% | 31% | 29% | 23% | 16% | |||||
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| DEW PT | 74° | 72° | 72° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | |||||
| RH | 93% | 90% | 96% | 93% | 84% | 82% | 69% | 65% | 62% | 56% | 52% | 52% | 50% | 54% | 54% | |||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | 1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | |||||
| WIND DIR | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | S | SW | SW | SW | S | |||||
| DEW | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Lgt Dew | Lgt Dew | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| HeatIndex | 76 | 76 | 74 | 76 | 79 | 86 | 95 | 97 | 100 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 103 | 100 | 100 | |||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| SPRAY COND |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
| DRY COND |  | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | |||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS |  75.34 | 75.05 | 73.67 | 75.34 | 77.22 |  78.80 | 80.53 | 82.38 | 83.48 |  83.97 | 83.24 | 83.24 | 84.32 | 83.60 | 83.60 | |||||
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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 | 2P | 3P | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 92° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74° | -- | -- | 92° | -- | -- | 74° | 92° | -- | -- | 74° | 94° | -- | -- | 76° | 92° | -- | -- | 74° | 92° | -- |
| TEMP | 90° | 85° | 83° | 81° | 79° | 79° | 77° | 77° | 76° | 76° | 76° | 74° | 76° | 79° | 81° | 86° | 90° | 92° | 92° | 92° | 92° | 90° | 88° | 81° | 76° | 74° | 76° | 85° | 90° | 90° | 88° | 77° | 76° | 90° | 88° | 77° | 76° | 90° | 88° | 77° | 77° | 90° | 88° | 77° | 76° | 90° | 86° |
| SKY COVER | 0% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 0% | 4% | 5% | 10% | 11% | 14% | 38% | 42% | 43% | 41% | 37% | 9% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 20% | 13% | 19% | 22% | 16% | 12% | 21% | 15% | 9% | 17% | 18% | 12% | 8% | 13% | 19% | 22% | 13% | 23% | 25% | 24% | 18% |
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| DEW PT | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 72° | 72° | 74° | 72° | 72° | 74° | 72° | 74° | 72° | 74° | 72° | 74° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 74° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° |
| RH | 61% | 67% | 74% | 79% | 82% | 84% | 85% | 84% | 87% | 90% | 90% | 93% | 93% | 84% | 79% | 67% | 61% | 56% | 54% | 54% | 55% | 57% | 63% | 82% | 90% | 93% | 90% | 69% | 55% | 54% | 63% | 81% | 90% | 55% | 63% | 84% | 90% | 55% | 61% | 84% | 87% | 53% | 59% | 85% | 87% | 55% | 63% |
| POP 12HR | 4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18% | -- | -- | -- | 1% | -- | -- | -- | 10% | -- | 1% | -- | 6% | -- | 2% | -- | 11% | -- | 10% | -- | 19% | -- | 16% | -- | 27% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | 0.01in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.01in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| WIND DIR | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | S | S | SW | SW | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| HeatIndex | 100 | 94 | 89 | 86 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 76 | 79 | 88 | 96 | 100 | 102 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 96 | 86 | 76 | 74 | 76 | 92 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 77 | 76 | 99 | 96 | 77 | 76 | 99 | 95 | 77 | 77 | 98 | 94 | 77 | 76 | 97 | 94 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Slight Chance |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Slight Chance |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 83.31 | 80.24 | 79.54 | 78.44 | 77.00 | 77.22 | 75.50 | 75.40 | 74.77 | 75.05 | 75.05 | 73.41 | 75.34 | 77.22 | 78.44 | 81.06 | 83.31 | 83.97 | 83.60 | 83.60 | 83.78 | 82.62 | 82.06 | 78.80 | 75.05 | 73.41 | 75.05 | 80.53 | 82.28 | 82.11 | 82.06 | 75.10 | 75.05 | 82.28 | 82.06 | 75.40 | 75.05 | 82.28 | 81.74 | 75.40 | 75.70 | 81.93 | 81.42 | 75.50 | 74.77 | 82.28 | 80.46 |
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 HOPKINS County, Kentucky
Issued at 400 AM EDT SUN JUN 22 2025
WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS PADUCAH CLEAR 76 73 91 CALM 30.07S HENDERSON CLEAR 76 74 93 S5 30.08S OWENSBORO CLEAR 78 75 90 S6 30.09R HOPKINSVILLE CLEAR 77 74 88 SW3 30.09R BOWLING GREEN CLEAR 79 73 82 S3 30.12S GLASGOW CLEAR 76 73 88 CALM 30.14S
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 HOPKINS County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Sun Jun 22 04:05:01 AM EDT 2025
Precip Type None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 20
High Temperature(F) 90-94 90-94
Minimum RH(%) 50-55 51-56
Low Temperature(F) 72-76
Maximum RH(%) 92-97
Temp (24h trend) 93 (0) 74 (0) 93
RH % (24h trend) 53 (-5) 95 (-1) 54
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 3-7 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.02
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 7 AM
Precip End 7 PM
Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1520 1480
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)5000 4860
1700'Mix Hgt Temp 87 88
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 7 S 4
Transport Wnd (m/s) SW 4 S 2
Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 6080 2960
Dispersion Index Fair Poor
DSI MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL
Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values
should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be
representative of all locations within the fire weather zones
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the lower
90s. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the mid
90s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the lower
90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook For HOPKINS County, Kentucky
138 AM CDT Sun Jun 22 2025 /238 AM EDT Sun Jun 22 2025/
DAY ONE Today and Tonight
A prolonged period of dangerous heat and humidity will continue
today. Peak heat index values of 100 to 107 are expected, and
there will be very little relief at night. A Heat Advisory is in
effect. Please refer to the Advisory for more details.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Monday through Saturday
A prolonged period of dangerous heat and humidity will continue
through at least Tuesday. Peak heat index values of 100 to 107
are expected each day, and there will be very little relief at
night. A Heat Advisory will remain in effect through Tuesday.
Please refer to the Advisory for more details.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation will not be needed.
Latest HOPKINS County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For HOPKINS County, KY
HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ TUESDAY
OVERNIGHT
Clear. Near steady temperature in the mid 70s. South winds around 5 mph.
SUNDAY
Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds around 5 mph.
MONDAY
Sunny with highs in the lower 90s. South winds around 5 mph.
MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 90s. Lows in the mid 70s.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
SATURDAY
Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
