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ISSUED AT 01:00 UTC ON SUNDAY JAN 20 2019
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| EDT 3HR | 10P | 11P | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23° | ||||
| TEMP | 52° | 52° | 49° | 45° | 40° | 38° | 32° | 29° | 27° | 25° | 23° | 23° | 22° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 20° | 18° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 100% | 100% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 98% | 95% | 93% | 91% | 89% | 86% | 81% | 76% | 71% | 66% | 61% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 50° | 50° | 47° | 41° | 38° | 34° | 29° | 25° | 25° | 22° | 20° | 18° | 16° | 16° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 7° | 7° | ||||
| RH | 92% | 92% | 92% | 88% | 88% | 85% | 88% | 88% | 88% | 88% | 87% | 80% | 76% | 81% | 73% | 70% | 71% | 64% | 59% | 51% | 54% | 58% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 92% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.19in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.12in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.01in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| WIND DIR | S | SW | W | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | ||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Freeze | Freeze | Freeze | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 52 | 52 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 31 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | ||||
| Snow | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Snow Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Definite | Likely | Likely | Definite | Likely | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Rain | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Rain Showers | Likely | Likely | Likely | Likely | Likely | Likely | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | 41° | 35° | 32° | 24° | 21° | 18° | 17° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 14° | 14° | 11° | 9° | ||||
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| EDT 6HR | 8P | 9P | 10P | 11P | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 11A | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7° | -- | -- | -- | 25° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18° | -- | -- | 47° | -- | -- | 38° | 52° | -- | -- | 29° | 36° | -- | -- | 25° | 34° | -- | -- | 18° | 31° | -- |
| TEMP | 14° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 14° | 20° | 25° | 20° | 18° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 31° | 43° | 47° | 40° | 45° | 52° | 50° | 45° | 34° | 29° | 36° | 31° | 27° | 25° | 34° | 27° | 22° | 20° | 31° | 27° |
| SKY COVER | 55% | 53% | 51% | 48% | 46% | 43% | 41% | 39% | 37% | 35% | 34% | 32% | 30% | 29% | 25% | 21% | 30% | 23% | 21% | 26% | 19% | 33% | 23% | 36% | 48% | 72% | 85% | 97% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 89% | 70% | 61% | 61% | 63% | 62% | 68% | 63% | 60% | 65% | 75% |
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| DEW PT | 4° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 7° | 5° | 9° | 7° | 13° | 20° | 23° | 25° | 36° | 40° | 43° | 40° | 31° | 27° | 25° | 25° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 20° | 14° | 13° | 18° | 18° |
| RH | 63% | 69% | 69% | 73% | 73% | 72% | 76% | 79% | 83% | 83% | 87% | 87% | 87% | 83% | 69% | 46% | 38% | 47% | 59% | 56% | 64% | 59% | 49% | 38% | 38% | 52% | 70% | 65% | 77% | 82% | 88% | 92% | 63% | 75% | 88% | 92% | 66% | 72% | 70% | 77% | 61% | 68% |
| POP 12HR | 55% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2% | -- | -- | -- | 2% | -- | -- | -- | 5% | -- | 54% | -- | 87% | -- | 76% | -- | 35% | -- | 15% | -- | 15% | -- | 13% | -- | 19% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 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) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| WIND DIR | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | N | E | E | E | E | E | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | W | NW | NW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | SW | W |
| HeatIndex | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 39 | 47 | 36 | 38 | 52 | 50 | 41 | 31 | 25 | 33 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 23 | 20 |
| Snow | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Likely | Chance | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance |
| Snow Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | -- | -- |
| Rain | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Likely | Definite | Definite | Likely | -- | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | 4° | 4° | 6° | 6° | 6° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11° | -- | -- | 26° | 39° | -- | 35° | 39° | -- | -- | 42° | 30° | 24° | 32° | 26° | 21° | 17° | 28° | 21° | 15° | 11° | 25° | 20° |
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| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 BREATHITT County, Kentucky
Issued at 800 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2019
...EASTERN KENTUCKY... CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS JACKSON CLOUDY 51 50 96 VRB5 29.43F LONDON CLOUDY 54 51 90 S8 29.41S SOMERSET* RAIN 52 52 100 SW7 29.42S MONTICELLO* HVY RAIN 55 53 93 W23G32 29.43R WILLIAMSBURG* MOCLDY 54 52 94 S3 29.43S MIDDLESBORO* RAIN 51 51 100 SE3 29.48F HARLAN APT* CLOUDY 52 49 89 S3 29.47F PIKE CO APT* RAIN 50 50 100 SE7 29.49F BIG SANDY APT* LGT RAIN 52 52 100 SE20G25 29.43F MOREHEAD APT* CLOUDY 50 48 93 SE3 29.42F ASHLAND* LGT RAIN 49 48 97 S8 29.42F
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 BREATHITT County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Sat Jan 19 20:05:01 EST 2019
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Cloudy Cloudy MCldy
Chance precip (%) 100 100 50
Precip type rain snow/rain snow
Temp (24H TREND) 50-51 (+8) 16-26 (-12) 24-27
Rh % (24H TREND) 83-88 (+7) 89-100 (+2) 54-63
20ftwnd-AM(mph) SE 4-8 G20 NW 9-13 G29
20ftwnd-PM(mph) S 6-10 G22 S 5-9 G24 NW 7-11 G19
Precip duration 6 7 2
Precip begin 7 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing
Precip amount 1.02 0.36 0.01
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index (MID) 3 2
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 400 3000
Transport wnd (mph) S 28 NW 17
Vent rate (kt-ft) 8612 45837
ADI Early 28 Fair 19 Gen Poor 50 Gen Good
ADI Late 30 Fair 49 Gen Good 42 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 5 5 3
Max LVORI Late 5 5 3
REMARKS...RANGES OF MIN T EXCEEDING 8 DEGREES & RANGES OF MAX RH
EXCEEDING 10% INDICATE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THERMAL BELTS. ADI IS
ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS. DISPERSION INDEX IS
MAGNITUDE OF VENT RATE DIVIDED BY 1000.
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 BREATHITT County, Kentucky
400 PM EST Sat Jan 19 2019
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO NOON EST
SUNDAY
This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern Kentucky.
DAY ONE This Afternoon through Tonight.
Times of moderate to heavy rain could lead to localized flooding
into this evening. A sharp cold front will then bring frigid
temperatures and some light snow accumulations to the area
tonight. Winds could gust to as high as 40 mph late this evening
and early overnight. From this, blowing snow and reduced
visibilities will be possible overnight along with icy spots on
area roads.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Sunday through Friday.
A sharp cold front will lead to some additional light snow
accumulations Sunday. This will be followed by a quick burst of
very cold air with wind chills down into the single digits to near
zero Sunday night and Monday morning.
Accumulating snow will also be possible Wednesday night into
Thursday, as another potent area of low pressure moves across the
region.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotters are asked to call in snowfall reports tonight into
Sunday.
Latest BREATHITT County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For BREATHITT County, KY
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO NOON EST SUNDAY
TONIGHT
Rain showers in the evening, then snow showers. Patchy fog. Snow accumulation around 1 inch. Lows in the lower 20s. Southwest winds around 10 mph shifting to the northwest late. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
SUNDAY
Much cooler. Mostly cloudy. Snow showers likely early, then a chance of snow showers. Little or no snow accumulation. Highs in the mid 20s. Northwest winds around 10 mph. Chance of snow 60 percent.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Cold. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 10 above. Northwest winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. Light winds.
MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper teens. Light winds.
TUESDAY
Warmer. Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Lows in the upper 30s.
WEDNESDAY
Rain. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Rain with snow likely. Light snow accumulations. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
THURSDAY
Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and a slight chance of rain. Highs in the upper 30s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Lows in the mid 20s.
FRIDAY
Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs in the mid 30s.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Lows around 20.
SATURDAY
Partly sunny. Flurries possible. Highs in the lower 30s.
