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ISSUED AT 11:00 UTC ON WEDNESDAY APR 24 2024
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| EDT 3HR | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | 50° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 65° | ||||
| TEMP | 52° | 52° | 54° | 56° | 58° | 61° | 63° | 63° | 65° | 63° | 63° | 61° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 67% | 58% | 57% | 50% | 37% | 29% | 23% | 21% | 18% | 21% | 21% | 21% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 49° | 47° | 47° | 47° | 45° | 43° | 43° | 40° | 40° | 38° | 38° | 38° | ||||
| RH | 85% | 82% | 77% | 69% | 61% | 51% | 47% | 43% | 40% | 40% | 39% | 42% | ||||
| POP 12HR | 80% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.02in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | ||||
| WIND DIR | W | W | W | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | N | ||||
| DEW | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Lgt Dew | Lgt Dew | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 52 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 61 | ||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Frost | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SPRAY COND |  | | | | | | | |  | | | | ||||
| DRY COND |  | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 52.56 | 52.67 | 54.61 | 56.48 | 58.17 | 60.41 | 61.78 | 61.68 | 62.95 | 61.61 | 61.59 | 60.30 | ||||
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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 | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 63° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43° | -- | -- | 72° | -- | -- | 58° | 77° | -- | -- | 61° | 81° | -- | -- | 63° | 79° | -- | -- | 61° | 74° | -- |
| TEMP | 58° | 54° | 52° | 49° | 47° | 45° | 43° | 43° | 40° | 40° | 38° | 38° | 40° | 41° | 47° | 49° | 52° | 56° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 63° | 61° | 61° | 58° | 50° | 45° | 43° | 45° | 61° | 70° | 70° | 65° | 59° | 58° | 74° | 74° | 65° | 63° | 79° | 76° | 67° | 63° | 77° | 74° | 65° | 61° | 70° | 68° |
| SKY COVER | 26% | 20% | 20% | 19% | 16% | 19% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 16% | 19% | 30% | 41% | 44% | 47% | 51% | 39% | 28% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 20% | 7% | 13% | 36% | 48% | 51% | 69% | 81% | 82% | 77% | 81% | 75% | 44% | 34% | 32% | 45% | 39% | 35% | 48% | 56% | 64% | 65% | 69% | 56% | 35% |
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| DEW PT | 38° | 38° | 36° | 36° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 32° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 32° | 32° | 32° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 36° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 36° | 43° | 47° | 50° | 52° | 49° | 49° | 54° | 52° | 52° | 54° | 56° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 58° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 52° |
| RH | 47% | 52% | 56% | 58% | 62% | 67% | 67% | 70% | 75% | 72% | 75% | 78% | 70% | 67% | 57% | 52% | 46% | 42% | 36% | 35% | 34% | 32% | 34% | 36% | 44% | 54% | 62% | 67% | 70% | 53% | 45% | 50% | 60% | 69% | 72% | 48% | 47% | 62% | 72% | 44% | 46% | 62% | 72% | 49% | 53% | 70% | 80% | 59% | 56% |
| POP 12HR | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | 5% | -- | -- | -- | 34% | -- | 26% | -- | 20% | -- | 7% | -- | 13% | -- | 22% | -- | 48% | -- | 52% | -- | 50% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.07in | 0.00in | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | 0in | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 13 |
| WIND DIR | N | N | N | N | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | E | E | E | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | W | W |
| HeatIndex | 58 | 54 | 52 | 46 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 44 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 50 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 61 | 70 | 70 | 65 | 59 | 58 | 74 | 74 | 65 | 63 | 79 | 76 | 67 | 63 | 77 | 74 | 65 | 61 | 70 | 68 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | Slight Chance | -- |
| Frost | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Patchy | Patchy | Patchy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41° | 39° | 39° | 35° | 35° | 33° | 33° | 35° | 37° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41° | 39° | 41° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 58.23 | 55.27 | 53.65 | 51.26 | 49.47 | 47.50 | 45.87 | 45.61 | 42.59 | 42.90 | 40.86 | 40.52 | 43.10 | 44.23 | 49.79 | 51.59 | 54.02 | 56.89 | 60.23 | 60.21 | 60.20 | 61.43 | 60.20 | 60.23 | 58.25 | 52.23 | 47.88 | 45.87 | 47.28 | 60.43 | 66.61 | 66.92 | 63.64 | 58.97 | 58.12 | 69.65 | 69.57 | 63.70 | 62.35 | 72.78 | 70.89 | 65.29 | 62.35 | 71.89 | 70.07 | 63.98 | 60.76 | 67.47 | 65.77 |
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 CARTER County, Kentucky
Issued at 700 AM EDT WED APR 24 2024
NORTHEAST KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LEXINGTON PTCLDY 52 50 93 SW5 30.02R FOG COVINGTON PTCLDY 50 49 96 W10G18 30.00R FRANKFORT PTCLDY 53 51 93 W5 30.02R FOG
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 CARTER County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Wed Apr 24 07:05:02 EDT 2024
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Max/Min TEMP 68 37 65
Min/Max RH % 37 82 29
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 6 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 7 N 7 Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6440 4750
Transport wnd (mph) NW 10 NE 3
Vent rate (kt-ft) 62370 16170
Dispersion POOR
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 5
ADI early 37 FAIR 7 POOR 16 GEN POOR
ADI late 69 GOOD 6 VERY POOR 26 FAIR
Max LVORI early 6 3 4
Max LVORI late 1 3 2
Remarks...None.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook For CARTER County, Kentucky
428 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024
DAY ONE Today and Tonight.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Thursday through Tuesday.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
Latest CARTER County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For CARTER County, KY
TODAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
TONIGHT
Partly cloudy. Cooler with lows in the upper 30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
THURSDAY
Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
FRIDAY
Mostly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening. Not as cool with lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. Highs around 80.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 80s. Lows in the lower 60s.
MONDAY
Mostly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
MONDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
TUESDAY
Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
