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ISSUED AT 07:00 UTC ON THURSDAY APR 25 2024
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| EDT 3HR | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 63° | ||||
| TEMP | 38° | 38° | 36° | 36° | 38° | 41° | 45° | 49° | 52° | 54° | 56° | 58° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 58° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 7% | 10% | 13% | 20% | 27% | 24% | 22% | 20% | 16% | 13% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 10% | 11% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 32° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 32° | 34° | 34° | 36° | 36° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | ||||
| RH | 79% | 78% | 82% | 78% | 75% | 67% | 60% | 56% | 49% | 48% | 47% | 45% | 42% | 44% | 42% | 45% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| WIND DIR | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | E | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ||||
| DEW | Frost | Frost | Frost | Frost | Frost | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 42 | 45 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 58 | ||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Frost | -- | Patchy | Patchy | Areas of | Patchy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | 33° | 33° | 30° | 30° | 33° | 36° | 41° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
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| DRY COND |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 40.40 | 40.52 | 38.26 | 38.76 | 40.86 | 44.23 | 48.04 | 51.37 | 53.91 | 55.37 | 56.82 | 58.24 | 60.30 | 60.32 | 60.30 | 58.24 | ||||
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| EDT 6HR | 8P | 9P | 10P | 11P | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 61° | -- | -- | 79° | -- | -- | 61° | 83° | -- | -- | 63° | 83° | -- | -- | 61° | 76° | -- | -- | 56° | 79° | -- |
| TEMP | 58° | 52° | 50° | 49° | 47° | 47° | 45° | 45° | 43° | 43° | 43° | 41° | 45° | 49° | 56° | 61° | 65° | 70° | 72° | 72° | 74° | 67° | 65° | 63° | 61° | 61° | 70° | 76° | 79° | 76° | 65° | 63° | 81° | 77° | 67° | 65° | 79° | 77° | 67° | 63° | 74° | 72° | 61° | 56° | 76° | 74° |
| SKY COVER | 29% | 30% | 32% | 34% | 36% | 37% | 39% | 39% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 48% | 55% | 62% | 70% | 77% | 85% | 85% | 87% | 89% | 73% | 77% | 84% | 71% | 58% | 74% | 44% | 37% | 38% | 24% | 39% | 23% | 31% | 35% | 46% | 64% | 75% | 77% | 58% | 34% | 31% | 25% | 11% | 12% |
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| DEW PT | 38° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 34° | 34° | 32° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 36° | 36° | 38° | 40° | 41° | 43° | 45° | 49° | 49° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 54° | 56° | 58° | 58° | 56° | 54° | 56° | 59° | 56° | 54° | 56° | 59° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 59° | 56° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° |
| RH | 47% | 54% | 56% | 61% | 60% | 59% | 62% | 64% | 68% | 72% | 73% | 79% | 70% | 65% | 54% | 47% | 45% | 42% | 42% | 44% | 46% | 58% | 64% | 67% | 69% | 75% | 63% | 53% | 48% | 49% | 68% | 74% | 49% | 48% | 65% | 73% | 50% | 50% | 70% | 86% | 61% | 55% | 75% | 90% | 46% | 49% |
| POP 12HR | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25% | -- | -- | -- | 25% | -- | -- | -- | 18% | -- | 4% | -- | 10% | -- | 11% | -- | 41% | -- | 57% | -- | 55% | -- | 12% | -- | 16% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | 0.02in | -- | 0.01in | -- | 0.01in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
| WIND DIR | NE | NE | NE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | SE | SE | SE | S | S | S | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | W | W | W | N | W | W |
| HeatIndex | 58 | 52 | 50 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 40 | 45 | 56 | 61 | 65 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 70 | 76 | 79 | 76 | 65 | 63 | 81 | 77 | 67 | 65 | 79 | 77 | 67 | 63 | 74 | 72 | 61 | 56 | 76 | 74 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Likely | Likely | Chance | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | -- |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | -- |
| Frost | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41° | 41° | 39° | 39° | 39° | 36° | 41° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SPRAY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 58.23 | 53.72 | 52.13 | 51.10 | 49.60 | 49.66 | 47.88 | 47.73 | 45.78 | 45.43 | 45.35 | 43.06 | 47.28 | 50.89 | 56.71 | 60.36 | 63.12 | 66.43 | 67.79 | 67.93 | 69.49 | 65.11 | 63.77 | 62.24 | 60.62 | 60.70 | 67.72 | 71.55 | 73.22 | 71.18 | 63.91 | 62.40 | 74.77 | 71.79 | 65.42 | 64.08 | 73.44 | 72.00 | 65.65 | 62.68 | 70.74 | 68.73 | 60.70 | 56.15 | 70.89 | 69.74 |
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 BRACKEN County, Kentucky
Issued at 300 AM EDT THU APR 25 2024
NORTHEAST KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LEXINGTON CLEAR 41 35 79 NE7 30.24R COVINGTON CLEAR 40 34 79 N5 30.25S FRANKFORT CLEAR 44 36 73 CALM 30.24S
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 BRACKEN County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Thu Apr 25 03:05:01 EDT 2024
CLOUD COVER Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE None None None Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 30
TEMP (24H TREND) 36 (-15) 62 (-2) 42 74
RH % (24H TREND) 83 (-17) 41 (-9) 72 46
20FTWND-AM(MPH) NE 5 E 7
20FTWND-PM(MPH) N 7 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 8
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06
PRECIP DURATION 1
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4370 4330
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 6 S 18
LAL 1 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 4 4 5 4
REMARKS...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60. South winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs
in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
SPC's Fire Weather Web Tool (Excellent!), SPC's Fire Weather Outlooks, NWS Fire Weather WEB, Fire Danger Class Map,
Keetch-Byram Drought Index, ROMAN Web, Haines Index ,
WFAS's 10-hr Dead Fuel Moist., WFAS's 100-hr Dead Fuel Moist., Probablity of Ignition, Visual blackness Map, Palmer Drought Index, HPC's Rainfall Forecast Maps
Hazardous Weather Outlook For BRACKEN County, Kentucky
250 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024
DAY ONE Tonight.
Patchy frost will be possible tonight into Thursday morning.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Thursday through Tuesday.
There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
Latest BRACKEN County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For BRACKEN County, KY
REST OF TONIGHT
Clear. Patchy frost. Cooler with lows in the mid 30s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
THURSDAY
Areas of frost in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
FRIDAY
Partly cloudy in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds around 10 mph, becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of rain 30 percent.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Warmer with lows around 60. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Breezy with highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Unseasonably warm with lows in the lower 60s.
SUNDAY
Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Unseasonably warm with highs in the lower 80s.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Unseasonably warm with lows in the lower 60s.
MONDAY
Partly cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Unseasonably warm with highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
MONDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Unseasonably warm with lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
TUESDAY
Showers likely. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny. Unseasonably warm with highs around 80.
