Excessive Heat Warning — Jefferson, IL, Wayne, IL, Edwards, IL, Wabash, IL, Perry, IL, Franklin, IL, Hamilton, IL, White, IL, Jackson, IL, Williamson, IL, Saline, IL, Gallatin, IL, Union, IL, Johnson, IL, Pope, IL, Hardin, IL, Alexander, IL, Pulaski, IL, Massac, IL, Gibson, IN, Pike, IN, Posey, IN, Vanderburgh, IN, Warrick, IN, Spencer, IN, Fulton, KY, Hickman, KY, Carlisle, KY, Ballard, KY, McCracken, KY, Graves, KY, Livingston, KY, Marshall, KY, Calloway, KY, Crittenden, KY, Lyon, KY, Trigg, KY, Caldwell, KY, Union, KY, Webster, KY, Hopkins, KY, Christian, KY, Henderson, KY, Daviess, KY, McLean, KY, Muhlenberg, KY, Todd, 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 8:00 PM

Ballard County, Kentucky, United States

Last updated: 2:26 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
26°C
Feels like 29°
Clear
▲ 37°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
4 mph SSE
Humidity
79%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.51 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
0%
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Sunset
7:19 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Ballard County is currently clear at 26°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2349 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:29AM · Sunset: 7:19PM.

Alerts

Excessive Heat Warning
Jefferson, IL, Wayne, IL, Edwards, IL, Wabash, IL, Perry, IL, Franklin, IL, Hamilton, IL, White, IL, Jackson, IL, Williamson, IL, Saline, IL, Gallatin, IL, Union, IL, Johnson, IL, Pope, IL, Hardin, IL, Alexander, IL, Pulaski, IL, Massac, IL, Gibson, IN, Pike, IN, Posey, IN, Vanderburgh, IN, Warrick, IN, Spencer, IN, Fulton, KY, Hickman, KY, Carlisle, KY, Ballard, KY, McCracken, KY, Graves, KY, Livingston, KY, Marshall, KY, Calloway, KY, Crittenden, KY, Lyon, KY, Trigg, KY, Caldwell, KY, Union, KY, Webster, KY, Hopkins, KY, Christian, KY, Henderson, KY, Daviess, KY, McLean, KY, Muhlenberg, KY, Todd, 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 8:00 PM
48 AQI · Good Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
26°
13%
3 AM
25°
13%
4 AM
24°
4%
5 AM
23°
4%
6 AM
23°
4%
7 AM
24°
4%
8 AM
26°
9%
9 AM
29°
9%
10 AM
31°
7%
11 AM
33°
7%
12 PM
34°
8%
1 PM
36°
8%
2 PM
37°
8%
3 PM
37°
10%
4 PM
36°
10%
5 PM
36°
10%
6 PM
35°
5%
7 PM
34°
5%
8 PM
33°
9%
9 PM
28°
9%
10 PM
28°
19%
11 PM
27°
19%
12 AM
27°
19%
1 AM
27°
20%
7-Day Forecast
Today
37° 23°
Clear.
Sat
39° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 42% chance of rain.
Sun
38° 19°
Clear with a 39% chance of rain.
Mon
32° 14°
Clear.
Tue
38° 19°
Clear.
Wed
41° 22°
Clear with a 28% chance of rain.
Thu
38° 19°
Clear.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 26° Clear 13% 4 mph SSE 79%
3 AM 25° Clear 13% 4 mph S 79%
4 AM 24° Clear 4% 3 mph SSE 81%
5 AM 23° Clear 4% 3 mph SSE 82%
6 AM 23° Mostly Clear 4% 3 mph SSE 83%
7 AM 24° Clear 4% 3 mph S 82%
8 AM 26° Clear 9% 3 mph S 75%
9 AM 29° Clear 9% 3 mph S 67%
10 AM 31° Clear 7% 3 mph SSW 60%
11 AM 33° Clear 7% 3 mph SSW 55%
12 PM 34° Clear 8% 2 mph SW 50%
1 PM 36° Clear 8% 2 mph WSW 46%
2 PM 37° Clear 8% 3 mph WSW 45%
3 PM 37° Clear 10% 3 mph SSW 44%
4 PM 36° Clear 10% 3 mph SSE 46%
5 PM 36° Clear 10% 3 mph SSE 51%
6 PM 35° Clear 5% 4 mph SE 56%
7 PM 34° Clear 5% 4 mph SE 60%
8 PM 33° Clear 9% 4 mph SSE 62%
9 PM 28° Clear 9% 5 mph SSE 63%
10 PM 28° Clear 19% 5 mph SSE 64%
11 PM 27° Clear 19% 4 mph SSE 66%
12 AM 27° Clear 19% 4 mph S 68%
1 AM 27° Clear 20% 4 mph S 70%
15-Day Forecast
Today
9/4
Clear
13%
23°
37°
Sat
9/5
Mostly Clear
42%
23°
39°
Sun
9/6
Clear
39%
19°
38°
Mon
9/7
Clear
3%
14°
32°
Tue
9/8
Clear
3%
19°
38°
Wed
9/9
Clear
28%
22°
41°
Thu
9/10
Clear
19%
19°
38°
Fri
9/11
Drizzle
43%
17°
38°
Sat
9/12
Rain
44%
21°
43°
Sun
9/13
Drizzle
51%
18°
37°
Mon
9/14
Clear
25%
21°
37°
Tue
9/15
Drizzle
60%
22°
37°
Wed
9/16
Clear
60%
21°
37°
Thu
9/17
Drizzle
60%
20°
34°
Fri
9/18
Clear
25%
19°
34°
48
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
48 AQI 8.8 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
44 AQI 48 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 48 Good 44 48
Sat 57 Moderate 44 57
Sun 53 Moderate 42 53
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 Fri Sep 4, 06:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE980 J/kg
MLCAPE914 J/kg
MUCAPE989 J/kg
SBCIN-323 J/kg
MLCIN-145 J/kg
Lifted Index-2.5
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear3 kt
0–1 km Shear10 kt
Eff. Shear5 kt
0–1 km SRH-6
0–3 km SRH-8
Eff. SRH-4
Storm Motion67° @ 10 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.0
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index34.1
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.73 in
0–3 km LR5.1 °C/km
700–500 LR5.4 °C/km
Total Totals46.0
LCL959 hPa
LFC746 hPa
EL219 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,312 ft