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UKAWC 1st Detectors/1st Responders Precision Weather Forecast For BELL County, Kentucky
(based on the NWS County Digital Forecast)

ISSUED AT 04:00 UTC ON FRIDAY APR 26 2024
DAY FRIDAY
EDT 3HR 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10A 11A NOON 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P
MAX/MIN -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 70°
TEMP 49° 47° 45° 43° 41° 41° 40° 43° 49° 56° 61° 65° 68° 70° 70° 70° 70° 70° 67°
SKY COVER 57% 48% 37% 31% 32% 33% 33% 34% 38% 42% 46% 59% 72% 85% 85% 85% 85% 84% 82%
Clouds
DEW PT 40° 40° 40° 40° 40° 40° 40° 40° 43° 43° 45° 47° 47° 47° 49° 49° 49° 49° 49°
RH 71% 76% 79% 88% 92% 92% 100% 88% 79% 63% 55% 49% 47% 45% 47% 47% 48% 49% 52%
POP 12HR -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- --
SNOWFALL -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- --
WIND SPEED(MPH) 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7
WIND Gust(MPH) 1 1 1 2 2 2 5 7 9 14 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16
WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S
DEW Lgt Dew Lgt Dew Hvy Dew Hvy Dew Hvy Dew Hvy Dew Hvy Dew Hvy Dew Lgt Dew -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HeatIndex 49 47 45 43 41 41 38 42 47 56 61 65 68 70 70 70 70 70 67
Rain Showers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance
Thunder Storm -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND CHILL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS
LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS 50.56 48.56 46.59 44.04 41.78 41.78 40.00 44.04 50.13 56.57 60.46 63.26 65.32 66.61 66.74 66.74 66.80 66.86 64.84



DAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY TUE WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
EDT 6HR 8P 9P 10P 11P MIDN 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10A 11A NOON 2P 5P 8P 11P 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 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 54° -- -- -- -- -- 79° -- -- -- -- 58° -- -- 81° -- -- 58° 83° -- -- 59° 79° -- -- 56° 83° -- -- 56° 77° --
TEMP 65° 63° 61° 58° 58° 56° 56° 54° 56° 56° 56° 58° 58° 61° 63° 67° 70° 74° 79° 72° 65° 61° 59° 58° 70° 79° 81° 76° 63° 59° 81° 77° 65° 61° 76° 74° 61° 56° 79° 76° 61° 58° 74° 72°
SKY COVER 82% 77% 73% 69% 70% 71% 72% 72% 72% 73% 73% 73% 74% 74% 73% 73% 71% 68% 60% 54% 17% 17% 12% 9% 4% 9% 7% 5% 11% 8% 18% 43% 69% 82% 62% 29% 22% 24% 28% 30% 37% 53% 38% 28%
Clouds
DEW PT 50° 52° 52° 52° 52° 52° 50° 50° 50° 50° 50° 52° 52° 52° 52° 52° 54° 52° 52° 52° 52° 52° 50° 52° 54° 52° 52° 52° 52° 52° 52° 52° 52° 56° 58° 58° 56° 56° 58° 58° 56° 56° 49° 49°
RH 58% 67% 72% 80% 80% 83% 83% 86% 83% 80% 80% 80% 80% 75% 67% 61% 56% 45% 40% 47% 62% 69% 72% 80% 54% 39% 35% 44% 66% 77% 37% 41% 63% 83% 53% 59% 86% 99% 48% 55% 87% 92% 41% 43%
POP 12HR 21% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 19% -- -- -- -- -- -- 5% -- -- -- 2% -- -- -- 1% -- 1% -- 6% -- 52% -- 66% -- 23% -- 26% -- 23% -- 31%
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) 0.02in -- -- -- -- -- 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 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND SPEED(MPH) 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 9 10 13 14 14 14 14 9 9 7 7 7 10 10 13 8 8 7 13 8 8 8 10 7 6 6 9 8 7 7 8 9
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S SW SW S S W W W N NW NW
HeatIndex 65 63 61 58 58 56 56 54 56 56 56 58 58 61 63 67 70 74 79 72 65 61 59 58 70 79 81 76 63 59 80 77 65 61 76 74 61 56 79 76 61 58 74 72
Rain Showers Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Chance Likely Likely Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Chance Slight Chance
Thunder Storm -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Slight Chance Chance Slight Chance -- Slight Chance Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance --
WIND CHILL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS
LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS 63.57 62.24 60.66 58.09 58.09 56.26 56.26 54.37 56.26 56.31 56.31 58.09 58.09 60.70 62.24 65.24 67.29 69.40 72.33 68.15 63.70 60.62 58.97 58.09 67.17 72.22 73.06 70.70 62.21 58.97 73.31 71.09 63.74 60.79 71.55 70.57 60.83 56.02 73.22 71.74 60.84 58.04 69.07 67.86

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NWS 48 Hr. Forecast Maps,

Regional Hourly Observations For BELL County, Kentucky
Issued at 100 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2024
SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
JACKSON        MOCLDY    52  31  44 VRB3      30.19F                  
LONDON         MOCLDY    52  37  56 N3        30.17F                  
SOMERSET       NOT AVBL                                               
MIDDLESBORO    MOCLDY    51  43  74 CALM      30.18R                  
MONTICELLO     CLOUDY    51  43  74 N5        30.18F                  


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 BELL County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:

Issued at: Fri Apr 26 00:05:01 EDT 2024

425 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Chance precip (%)     0            20           20           0            
Precip type           None         showers      showers      None         
Temp (24H TREND)      42 (+1)      74 (+4)      56           81           
Rh % (24H TREND)      100 (+7)     38 (+12)     93           37           
20ftwnd-AM(mph)                    S  6                      S 12 G24     
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      S  9 G19     SE  8        S 11 G22     
Precip duration                    1            1                         
Precip begin                                                              
Precip end                                                                
Precip amount         0.00         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
Haines Index (MID)                 3                         3            
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 6700                      4400         
Transport wnd (mph)                S 17                      S 21         
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  100500                    79200        
ADI Early             3            64           10           61           
ADI Late              4            65           11           61           
Max LVORI Early       3            4            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        4            2            4            2            

Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.        
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook For BELL County, Kentucky
352 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

 DAY ONE  Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

 DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  Friday through Wednesday.

Thunderstorms are possible at times from Monday afternoon through
Wednesday.

 SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

Latest BELL County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.: UKAWC Drought Page, Kentucky Drought Watch


7-Day Forecast For BELL County, KY

OVERNIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s valleys and and around 50 ridges. East winds around 5 mph.

FRIDAY
Patchy valley fog early. Partly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Not as cool with lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

SUNDAY
Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Clear. Lows in the mid 50s.

MONDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

MONDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms overnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.

TUESDAY
Showers likely. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80. Chance of rain 70 percent.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

THURSDAY
Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Ag Weather Center, Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky