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ISSUED AT 02:00 UTC ON TUESDAY MAY 24 2022
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| EDT 3HR | 11P | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 56° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 76° | ||||
| TEMP | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 58° | 61° | 63° | 65° | 67° | 70° | 72° | 74° | 76° | 76° | 74° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 91% | 88% | 85% | 83% | 82% | 81% | 81% | 81% | 80% | 80% | 82% | 84% | 85% | 81% | 74% | 68% | 63% | 60% | 57% | 53% | 50% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 56° | 56° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 58° | 58° | 59° | 59° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | ||||
| RH | 95% | 96% | 92% | 93% | 92% | 93% | 96% | 96% | 96% | 96% | 89% | 86% | 83% | 78% | 75% | 68% | 66% | 61% | 61% | 61% | 64% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | -- | 0.01in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| WIND DIR | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | N | N | N | N | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ||||
| DEW | -- | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Hvy Dew | Hvy Dew | Hvy Dew | Hvy Dew | Hvy Dew | Hvy Dew | Hvy Dew | Hvy Dew | Hvy Dew | Hvy Dew | Lgt Dew | Lgt Dew | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 74 | ||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Fog | -- | -- | -- | -- | Patchy | Patchy | Patchy | Areas of | Areas of | Areas of | Patchy | Patchy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SPRAY COND |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| DRY COND |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS |  56.08 | 56.06 | 56.12 | 56.11 | 56.12 | 56.11 | 56.06 | 56.06 | 56.06 | 56.06 | 58.05 | 60.83 | 62.61 | 64.25 | 65.87 | 68.03 | 69.53 | 70.74 | 72.31 | 72.31 | 70.99 | ||||
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| EDT 6HR | 8P | 9P | 10P | 11P | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 59° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 83° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 65° | -- | -- | 74° | -- | -- | 58° | 70° | -- | -- | 54° | 76° | -- | -- | 54° | 81° | -- | -- | 59° | 85° | -- |
| TEMP | 72° | 70° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 63° | 63° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 63° | 68° | 72° | 74° | 81° | 81° | 76° | 70° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 70° | 74° | 72° | 70° | 61° | 58° | 68° | 65° | 56° | 56° | 70° | 70° | 58° | 59° | 79° | 76° | 63° | 63° | 83° | 79° |
| SKY COVER | 48% | 46% | 45% | 44% | 42% | 42% | 42% | 47% | 52% | 55% | 53% | 49% | 43% | 44% | 46% | 47% | 52% | 60% | 65% | 68% | 70% | 76% | 82% | 87% | 89% | 92% | 81% | 67% | 60% | 53% | 39% | 42% | 38% | 19% | 10% | 10% | 14% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 9% | 15% | 17% |
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| DEW PT | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 59° | 59° | 59° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 63° | 63° | 65° | 65° | 63° | 65° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 61° | 63° | 63° | 61° | 61° | 58° | 58° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 56° | 54° | 56° | 56° | 59° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 63° |
| RH | 68% | 72% | 81% | 87% | 83% | 86% | 89% | 90% | 93% | 96% | 100% | 96% | 93% | 81% | 75% | 70% | 58% | 54% | 69% | 81% | 87% | 93% | 86% | 75% | 71% | 66% | 73% | 90% | 96% | 61% | 68% | 92% | 89% | 54% | 63% | 89% | 86% | 47% | 57% | 86% | 83% | 44% | 56% |
| POP 12HR | 11% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 60% | -- | -- | -- | 61% | -- | -- | -- | 92% | -- | 77% | -- | 32% | -- | 15% | -- | 9% | -- | 7% | -- | 6% | -- | 3% | -- | 9% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.01in | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.06in | -- | 0.01in | -- | 0.20in | -- | 0.34in | -- | 0.36in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| WIND DIR | E | E | E | E | E | E | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | SE | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | W | SW | W | SW | W | S | S | SW | SE | S | S | SW | S |
| HeatIndex | 72 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 68 | 72 | 74 | 82 | 83 | 76 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 61 | 58 | 68 | 65 | 56 | 56 | 70 | 70 | 58 | 59 | 79 | 76 | 63 | 63 | 83 | 81 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Likely | Likely | Chance | Likely | Likely | Likely | Definite | Definite | Definite | Definite | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Likely | Chance | Chance | Chance | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Likely | Slight Chance | -- | -- | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Fog | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 69.68 | 68.28 | 66.14 | 64.56 | 64.42 | 64.52 | 62.75 | 62.77 | 60.92 | 60.95 | 61.00 | 60.95 | 62.84 | 67.04 | 70.19 | 71.49 | 75.87 | 75.38 | 73.07 | 68.83 | 66.41 | 64.76 | 64.52 | 68.46 | 71.58 | 69.53 | 68.34 | 60.88 | 58.02 | 66.03 | 63.91 | 56.12 | 56.17 | 67.17 | 67.72 | 58.05 | 58.98 | 73.11 | 71.93 | 62.68 | 62.61 | 75.55 | 74.11 |
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 LAUREL County, Kentucky
Issued at 1000 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2022
...EASTERN KENTUCKY... CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS JACKSON CLOUDY 55 53 93 CALM 30.16R LONDON CLOUDY 57 53 86 NE8 30.15R SOMERSET* CLOUDY 59 57 94 VRB6 30.14S MONTICELLO* CLOUDY 58 32 37 NE6 30.17R WILLIAMSBURG* CLOUDY 57 57 100 N6 30.15R MIDDLESBORO* CLOUDY 60 60 100 N5 30.13R HARLAN APT* CLOUDY 57 57 100 CALM 30.13S PIKE CO APT* CLOUDY 54 54 100 N6 30.15R FOG BIG SANDY APT* CLOUDY 55 55 100 NE3 30.16R MOREHEAD APT* CLOUDY 59 52 77 NE3 30.19R ASHLAND* CLOUDY 61 57 87 CALM 30.17S
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 LAUREL County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Mon May 23 22:05:01 EDT 2022
700 AM EDT Mon May 23 2022
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud Cover Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy
Chance precip (%) 80 20 20
Precip type tstms showers showers
Temp (24H TREND) 66 (-10) 52 (-5) 80
Rh % (24H TREND) 70 (+6) 100 (+3) 52
20ftwnd-AM(mph) NE 4-8 G15 Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) NE 4-8 G16 NE 3-7 G14 NE 2-6
Precip duration 3 1 1
Precip begin 8 AM
Precip end Continuing
Precip amount 0.31 0.00 0.00
LAL 3 2 2
Haines Index (MID) 3 2
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 1000 3200
Transport wnd (mph) NE 14 E 5
Vent rate (kt-ft) 11676 14092
ADI Early 15 10 5
ADI Late 17 4 20
Max LVORI Early 6 7 8
Max LVORI Late 4 9 3
Remarks...None.
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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 LAUREL County, Kentucky
859 PM EDT Mon May 23 2022
DAY ONE Tonight.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Tuesday through Sunday.
Thunderstorms will be possible, at times, late Tuesday through
Friday, especially during the afternoon and evening hours.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation is not anticipated.
Latest LAUREL County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For LAUREL County, KY
REST OF TONIGHT
Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and drizzle until early morning. Areas of fog late. Lows in the mid 50s. Light winds.
TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog early. Highs in the mid 70s. Light winds.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers late. Lows around 60. Light winds.
WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Light winds. Chance of rain 60 percent.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening, then showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms late. Lows in the mid 60s. Light winds. Chance of rain 60 percent.
THURSDAY
Showers with thunderstorms likely. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
FRIDAY
Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
SATURDAY
Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
SUNDAY
Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows around 60.
MEMORIAL DAY
Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
