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ISSUED AT 15:00 UTC ON THURSDAY APR 25 2024
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| EDT 3HR | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 67° | ||||
| TEMP | 56° | 59° | 63° | 65° | 65° | 67° | 65° | 65° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 5% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 29% | 32% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 36° | 36° | 36° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | ||||
| RH | 46% | 42% | 35% | 31% | 31% | 29% | 29% | 31% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| WIND DIR | NE | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | ||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 56 | 59 | 63 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 65 | 65 | ||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
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| DRY COND | | | | | |  | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 56.83 | 58.94 | 61.50 | 62.65 | 62.65 | 63.80 | 62.58 | 62.65 | ||||
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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 | 9P | 10P | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 76° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 61° | -- | -- | 81° | -- | -- | 58° | 85° | -- | -- | 61° | 85° | -- | -- | 63° | 77° | -- | -- | 54° | 81° | -- |
| TEMP | 61° | 56° | 54° | 52° | 49° | 49° | 47° | 47° | 45° | 43° | 43° | 45° | 47° | 50° | 58° | 65° | 68° | 72° | 74° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 70° | 68° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 72° | 77° | 79° | 76° | 63° | 59° | 83° | 76° | 65° | 63° | 83° | 77° | 67° | 63° | 74° | 72° | 59° | 56° | 79° | 74° |
| SKY COVER | 41% | 37% | 50% | 32% | 31% | 31% | 32% | 27% | 21% | 30% | 30% | 27% | 18% | 14% | 27% | 38% | 34% | 54% | 73% | 76% | 79% | 82% | 77% | 73% | 82% | 80% | 77% | 75% | 83% | 81% | 81% | 73% | 65% | 52% | 37% | 26% | 8% | 30% | 15% | 18% | 22% | 36% | 58% | 73% | 74% | 63% | 26% | 20% | 17% | 21% | 14% |
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| DEW PT | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 38° | 40° | 43° | 45° | 47° | 49° | 49° | 50° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 52° | 56° | 56° | 54° | 54° | 52° | 54° | 56° | 54° | 52° | 54° | 56° | 54° | 56° | 58° | 61° | 56° | 54° | 56° | 56° | 56° |
| RH | 35% | 42% | 46% | 52% | 56% | 56% | 60% | 62% | 65% | 73% | 75% | 70% | 65% | 60% | 48% | 44% | 42% | 41% | 41% | 44% | 45% | 49% | 52% | 54% | 58% | 58% | 58% | 58% | 62% | 64% | 66% | 56% | 46% | 42% | 46% | 65% | 80% | 39% | 45% | 63% | 72% | 41% | 44% | 70% | 86% | 66% | 57% | 83% | 96% | 47% | 53% |
| POP 12HR | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15% | -- | -- | -- | 4% | -- | 2% | -- | 4% | -- | 4% | -- | 21% | -- | 57% | -- | 58% | -- | 16% | -- | 23% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.02in | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | 0.00in | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | 0in | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| WIND DIR | N | NE | NE | NE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | SE | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SE | SE | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | S | SW | SW | SW | W | SW | S | W | NW |
| HeatIndex | 61 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 68 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 79 | 76 | 63 | 59 | 82 | 76 | 65 | 63 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 63 | 74 | 72 | 59 | 56 | 79 | 74 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Likely | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | Slight Chance | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43° | 40° | 40° | 43° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 60.21 | 56.89 | 55.43 | 53.80 | 51.37 | 51.37 | 49.60 | 49.47 | 47.66 | 45.35 | 45.17 | 47.28 | 49.27 | 51.94 | 58.23 | 63.09 | 65.07 | 67.72 | 69.07 | 67.93 | 68.01 | 68.30 | 67.04 | 65.67 | 65.11 | 65.11 | 63.57 | 63.57 | 62.12 | 62.17 | 62.21 | 68.81 | 71.59 | 72.56 | 70.89 | 62.19 | 58.98 | 74.88 | 70.80 | 63.74 | 62.35 | 75.15 | 71.39 | 65.65 | 62.68 | 71.16 | 68.88 | 58.98 | 56.06 | 73.11 | 70.07 |
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 ESTILL County, Kentucky
Issued at 1100 AM EDT THU APR 25 2024
NORTHEAST KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LEXINGTON SUNNY 50 38 63 NE9 30.29S COVINGTON PTSUNNY 47 33 58 E9 30.31S FRANKFORT SUNNY 50 36 58 NE8 30.28F
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 ESTILL County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Thu Apr 25 11:05:01 EDT 2024
323 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Today Tonight Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Chance precip (%) 0 0 20
Precip type None None showers
Temp (24H TREND) 63-66 (-1) 34-48 (+10) 73-76
Rh % (24H TREND) 19-33 (-3) 46-92 (+11) 29-43
20ftwnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var SE 3-7 G14
20ftwnd-PM(mph) N 2-6 NE 2-6 S 7-11 G17
Precip duration 1
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.01
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index (MID) 5 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 4500 5600
Transport wnd (mph) N 7 S 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 27000 78400
ADI Early 22 6 76
ADI Late 38 10 98
Max LVORI Early 3 2 3
Max LVORI Late 2 3 2
Remarks...Ranges of MIN T over 8 degrees & ranges of MAX
RH over 10% indicate the likelihood of thermal belts. ADI IS
Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility
Occurrence Risk Index.
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 ESTILL County, Kentucky
313 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024
DAY ONE Today and Tonight.
Frost is possible in some valley locations early this morning and
again late tonight, mainly near and north of the Mountain Parkway.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Friday through Wednesday.
Frost is possible in some valley locations early Friday morning,
mainly near and north of the Mountain Parkway.
Thunderstorms are possible Friday afternoon and evening to the west
of a Middlesboro to Flemingsburg line. Thunderstorms are then
possible areawide from late Monday afternoon through Tuesday, and
again Wednesday afternoon.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
Latest ESTILL County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For ESTILL County, KY
REST OF TODAY
Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
TONIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s valleys and in the upper 40s ridges. Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming east late.
FRIDAY
Partly sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the evening. Not as cool with lows in the lower 60s. South winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in the upper 50s.
SUNDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
MONDAY
Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
MONDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
