Heat Advisory — Jefferson, IL, Perry, IL, Franklin, IL, Jackson, IL, Williamson, IL, Union, IL, Johnson, IL, Pope, IL, Alexander, IL, Pulaski, IL, Massac, IL, Fulton, KY, Hickman, KY, Carlisle, KY, Ballard, KY, McCracken, KY, Graves, KY, Livingston, KY, Marshall, KY, Calloway, KY, Perry, MO, Bollinger, MO, Cape Girardeau, MO, Wayne, MO, Carter, MO, Ripley, MO, Butler, MO, Stoddard, MO, Scott, MO, Mississippi, MO, New Madrid, MO 7:00 PM

Ballard County, Kentucky, United States

Last updated: 12:14 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
32°C
Feels like 42°
Partly Cloudy
▲ 36°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
4 mph SW
Humidity
74%
Dew Point
27°
Pressure
29.51 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
8.8
Cloud Cover
48%
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Ballard County is currently partly cloudy at 32°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 4103 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 5:56AM · Sunset: 8:08PM.

Alerts

Heat Advisory
Jefferson, IL, Perry, IL, Franklin, IL, Jackson, IL, Williamson, IL, Union, IL, Johnson, IL, Pope, IL, Alexander, IL, Pulaski, IL, Massac, IL, Fulton, KY, Hickman, KY, Carlisle, KY, Ballard, KY, McCracken, KY, Graves, KY, Livingston, KY, Marshall, KY, Calloway, KY, Perry, MO, Bollinger, MO, Cape Girardeau, MO, Wayne, MO, Carter, MO, Ripley, MO, Butler, MO, Stoddard, MO, Scott, MO, Mississippi, MO, New Madrid, MO
Expires 7:00 PM
39 AQI · Good Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
32°
3%
1 PM
34°
20%
2 PM
35°
26%
3 PM
36°
20%
4 PM
36°
32%
5 PM
36°
18%
6 PM
35°
21%
7 PM
34°
27%
8 PM
32°
31%
9 PM
30°
32%
10 PM
29°
23%
11 PM
29°
23%
12 AM
28°
15%
1 AM
28°
9%
2 AM
27°
15%
3 AM
26°
11%
4 AM
25°
12%
5 AM
24°
12%
6 AM
24°
9%
7 AM
25°
9%
8 AM
26°
10%
9 AM
28°
10%
10 AM
29°
10%
11 AM
30°
10%
7-Day Forecast
Today
36° 23°
Partly Cloudy with a 32% chance of rain.
Mon
36° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 40% chance of rain.
Tue
38° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 49% chance of rain.
Wed
31° 21°
Clear with a 44% chance of rain.
Thu
31° 18°
Clear with a 39% chance of rain.
Fri
29° 20°
Rain, 81% chance.
Sat
30° 18°
Rain, 81% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 32° Partly Cloudy 3% 4 mph SW 74%
1 PM 34° Partly Cloudy 20% 5 mph WSW 67%
2 PM 35° Mostly Clear 26% 5 mph WSW 65%
3 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 20% 6 mph WSW 64%
4 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 32% 7 mph WSW 63%
5 PM 36° Mostly Clear 18% 7 mph WSW 65%
6 PM 35° Mostly Clear 21% 6 mph SW 68%
7 PM 34° Clear 27% 6 mph SW 73%
8 PM 32° Mostly Clear 31% 5 mph SSW 77%
9 PM 30° Partly Cloudy 32% 5 mph SSW 80%
10 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 23% 5 mph SSW 82%
11 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 23% 3 mph SSW 81%
12 AM 28° Mostly Cloudy 15% 4 mph SSE 81%
1 AM 28° Overcast 9% 6 mph ESE 81%
2 AM 27° Mostly Cloudy 15% 6 mph S 84%
3 AM 26° Mostly Cloudy 11% 6 mph S 87%
4 AM 25° Mostly Cloudy 12% 8 mph S 89%
5 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 12% 6 mph S 88%
6 AM 24° Mostly Clear 9% 6 mph S 88%
7 AM 25° Mostly Clear 9% 6 mph SSW 87%
8 AM 26° Mostly Clear 10% 6 mph SSW 82%
9 AM 28° Mostly Clear 10% 6 mph SSW 79%
10 AM 29° Clear 10% 6 mph SW 76%
11 AM 30° Clear 10% 6 mph SW 74%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/26
Partly Cloudy
32%
23°
36°
Mon
7/27
Mostly Clear
40%
23°
36°
Tue
7/28
Mostly Clear
49%
23°
38°
Wed
7/29
Clear
44%
21°
31°
Thu
7/30
Clear
39%
18°
31°
Fri
7/31
Rain
81%
20°
29°
Sat
8/1
Rain
81%
18°
30°
Sun
8/2
Drizzle
60%
19°
30°
Mon
8/3
Drizzle
60%
20°
31°
Tue
8/4
Drizzle
60%
21°
32°
Wed
8/5
Drizzle
60%
22°
33°
Thu
8/6
Drizzle
60%
22°
32°
Fri
8/7
Drizzle
60%
21°
32°
Sat
8/8
Drizzle
60%
21°
32°
Sun
8/9
Drizzle
60%
21°
32°
39
Good
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no health risk.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
39 AQI 7.2 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
31 AQI 33 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Mon 39 Good 31 39
Tue 53 Moderate 32 53
Wed 38 Good 38 28
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Sun Jul 26, 16:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE5366 J/kg
MLCAPE3771 J/kg
MUCAPE5366 J/kg
SBCIN0 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-8.8
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear20 kt
0–1 km Shear5 kt
Eff. Shear23 kt
0–1 km SRH-3
0–3 km SRH-38
Eff. SRH-38
Storm Motion295° @ 19 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.1
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index35.0
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.91 in
0–3 km LR6.7 °C/km
700–500 LR5.7 °C/km
Total Totals47.0
LCL926 hPa
LFC999 hPa
EL123 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,939 ft