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ISSUED AT 16:00 UTC ON FRIDAY APR 10 2026
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| CDT 3HR | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | |||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 79° | |||||
| TEMP | 76° | 77° | 79° | 79° | 79° | 79° | 77° | |||||
| SKY COVER | 31% | 41% | 43% | 44% | 41% | 51% | 49% | |||||
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| DEW PT | 47° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 50° | |||||
| RH | 35% | 37% | 35% | 34% | 35% | 36% | 39% | |||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | |||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 7 | |||||
| WIND DIR | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | |||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| HeatIndex | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 | |||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
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| DRY COND | | | | | | | | |||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | | | | |||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 69.85 | 70.69 | 71.78 | 71.67 | 71.78 | 71.89 | 70.89 | |||||
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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 | 5P | 6P | 7P | 8P | 9P | 10P | 11P | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 58° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 81° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 59° | -- | -- | 83° | -- | -- | 67° | 83° | -- | -- | 67° | 88° | -- | -- | 70° | 86° | -- | -- | 63° | 83° | -- |
| TEMP | 74° | 70° | 67° | 65° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 61° | 61° | 59° | 59° | 59° | 58° | 59° | 63° | 67° | 72° | 74° | 77° | 79° | 81° | 81° | 79° | 79° | 76° | 74° | 70° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 61° | 61° | 74° | 81° | 83° | 79° | 72° | 67° | 79° | 79° | 70° | 67° | 85° | 83° | 74° | 70° | 85° | 83° | 70° | 65° | 79° | 76° |
| SKY COVER | 43% | 57% | 56% | 59% | 69% | 61% | 60% | 50% | 56% | 54% | 60% | 51% | 60% | 58% | 50% | 41% | 42% | 42% | 43% | 40% | 36% | 33% | 33% | 34% | 34% | 32% | 29% | 27% | 26% | 23% | 22% | 40% | 37% | 56% | 64% | 77% | 83% | 76% | 60% | 47% | 53% | 53% | 53% | 47% | 62% | 64% | 62% | 57% | 71% | 74% | 68% | 53% |
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| DEW PT | 52° | 52° | 54° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 50° | 50° | 52° | 50° | 49° | 49° | 52° | 56° | 61° | 58° | 56° | 58° | 61° | 58° | 56° | 58° | 59° | 56° | 58° | 59° | 59° | 58° |
| RH | 46% | 54% | 63% | 70% | 75% | 75% | 77% | 81% | 83% | 87% | 86% | 86% | 93% | 90% | 78% | 68% | 59% | 51% | 47% | 42% | 41% | 39% | 40% | 41% | 44% | 49% | 54% | 61% | 63% | 65% | 67% | 69% | 44% | 34% | 30% | 34% | 49% | 67% | 52% | 50% | 61% | 73% | 44% | 42% | 53% | 65% | 43% | 41% | 65% | 81% | 51% | 53% |
| POP 12HR | 14% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1% | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | 42% | -- | 46% | -- | 12% | -- | 10% | -- | 22% | -- | 26% | -- | 27% | -- | 42% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | 0.00in | 0.01in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | 0in | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| WIND DIR | W | W | N | N | N | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | E | E | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | S | S | S | S | SW | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | S | S | SW | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | S | SW | SW |
| HeatIndex | 74 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 63 | 67 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 74 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 61 | 74 | 80 | 82 | 79 | 72 | 67 | 79 | 79 | 70 | 67 | 85 | 82 | 74 | 70 | 84 | 82 | 70 | 65 | 79 | 76 |
| Rain Showers | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | -- | Slight Chance | -- | Slight Chance | -- | Chance | Slight Chance |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 69.49 | 67.17 | 65.33 | 63.98 | 62.42 | 62.42 | 62.47 | 60.77 | 60.79 | 58.99 | 58.98 | 58.98 | 58.03 | 58.99 | 62.49 | 65.56 | 69.02 | 69.90 | 71.69 | 72.56 | 73.80 | 73.55 | 72.33 | 72.45 | 70.70 | 69.74 | 67.17 | 65.24 | 63.74 | 63.81 | 60.60 | 60.62 | 69.32 | 72.94 | 73.68 | 71.67 | 68.30 | 65.51 | 73.67 | 73.44 | 67.60 | 65.78 | 76.93 | 75.28 | 70.07 | 67.84 | 76.79 | 75.15 | 67.84 | 64.35 | 73.56 | 71.55 |
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 1200 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2026
WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS PADUCAH PTSUNNY 73 49 42 VRB7G22 30.27S HENDERSON N/A 74 47 38 SW23G32 N/A OWENSBORO PTSUNNY 73 47 39 SW12G22 30.28S HOPKINSVILLE MOSUNNY 74 45 35 SW15 30.30 BOWLING GREEN MOSUNNY 72 44 36 SW14 30.33S GLASGOW MOSUNNY 71 45 39 SW10 30.34S
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: Fri Apr 10 12:05:01 PM EDT 2026
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 30 20
High Temperature(F) 77-81 78-82
Minimum RH(%) 33-38 39-44
Low Temperature(F) 55-59
Maximum RH(%) 88-93
Temp (24h trend) 80 (+2) 57 (+4) 81
RH % (24h trend) 36 (+5) 91 (+29) 42
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 3-7 G18 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 3-7 G18 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.01 0.03
Precip Duration 1 1
Precip Begin 7 PM 1 PM
Precip End 7 AM 7 PM
Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 2250 1390
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)7400 4570
1700'Mix Hgt Temp 72 71
Transport Wnd (kts) W 12 SW 5
Transport Wnd (m/s) W 6 SW 3
Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 13500 4170
Dispersion Index Good 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...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. South winds up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook For HOPKINS County, Kentucky
233 AM CDT Fri Apr 10 2026 /333 AM EDT Fri Apr 10 2026/
DAY ONE Today and Tonight
A chance for thunderstorms will return to the area today
mainly areas north and west of the Ohio River.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Saturday through Thursday
Chances for thunderstorms return again on Sunday night into
Monday and Monday night through Tuesday.
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
TODAY
Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
TONIGHT
A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain 30 percent.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
SUNDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Highs in the upper 80s. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
THURSDAY
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
