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ISSUED AT 22:00 UTC ON THURSDAY OCT 29 2020
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| EDT 3HR | 7P | 8P | 9P | 10P | 11P | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | 72° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 49° | ||||
| TEMP | 61° | 61° | 56° | 54° | 52° | 49° | 47° | 47° | 47° | 45° | 45° | 43° | 43° | 43° | 43° | 43° | 43° | 45° | 45° | 47° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 45° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 85% | 91% | 94% | 96% | 98% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 97% | 95% | 94% | 95% | 97% | 97% | 93% | 87% | 78% | 69% | 59% | 49% | 40% | 31% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 58° | 56° | 54° | 52° | 50° | 49° | 47° | 47° | 45° | 45° | 43° | 43° | 43° | 41° | 41° | 40° | 40° | 40° | 38° | 38° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | ||||
| RH | 86% | 86% | 92% | 96% | 95% | 96% | 100% | 100% | 96% | 95% | 95% | 96% | 95% | 96% | 96% | 92% | 89% | 82% | 75% | 68% | 63% | 58% | 58% | 60% | 70% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | 99% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 79% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | 0.11in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.08in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| WIND DIR | W | W | W | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | ||||
| DEW | Mod Dew | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Lgt Dew | Lgt Dew | -- | -- | -- | -- | Lgt Dew | ||||
| HeatIndex | 61 | 61 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 45 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 45 | ||||
| Rain Showers | Chance | Chance | Chance | Likely | Definite | Definite | Likely | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Fog | -- | -- | Patchy | Patchy | Patchy | Patchy | Patchy | Patchy | Patchy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Frost | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41° | 41° | 39° | 39° | 39° | 39° | 39° | 39° | 41° | 41° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43° | ||||
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| DRY COND |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 60.83 | 60.83 | 56.12 | 54.11 | 52.19 | 49.22 | 47.00 | 47.00 | 47.26 | 45.38 | 45.38 | 43.35 | 43.43 | 43.35 | 43.35 | 43.70 | 43.96 | 46.37 | 46.90 | 49.08 | 50.99 | 51.26 | 51.26 | 51.16 | 47.28 | ||||
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| EDT 6HR | 8P | 9P | 10P | 11P | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 8A | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34° | -- | -- | 59° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 45° | -- | -- | 58° | -- | -- | 27° | 47° | -- | -- | 29° | 56° | -- | -- | 36° | 65° | -- | -- | 41° | 65° | -- |
| TEMP | 43° | 43° | 41° | 40° | 40° | 38° | 38° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 34° | 34° | 47° | 56° | 58° | 49° | 45° | 47° | 47° | 47° | 54° | 58° | 54° | 45° | 34° | 27° | 43° | 38° | 31° | 29° | 54° | 47° | 40° | 38° | 61° | 52° | 45° | 43° | 63° | 54° |
| SKY COVER | 24% | 18% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 6% | 17% | 30% | 45% | 56% | 63% | 76% | 75% | 60% | 50% | 27% | 11% | 23% | 10% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 7% | 7% | 30% | 39% | 40% | 45% | 43% |
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| DEW PT | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 32° | 36° | 38° | 40° | 41° | 43° | 43° | 43° | 45° | 45° | 43° | 36° | 29° | 23° | 20° | 22° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 29° | 36° | 36° | 34° | 40° | 43° | 41° | 40° | 45° | 45° |
| RH | 76% | 78% | 78% | 81% | 85% | 88% | 92% | 96% | 92% | 96% | 95% | 91% | 62% | 48% | 49% | 76% | 88% | 82% | 85% | 88% | 71% | 59% | 50% | 55% | 66% | 77% | 40% | 58% | 80% | 81% | 39% | 64% | 85% | 85% | 43% | 70% | 85% | 88% | 49% | 74% |
| POP 12HR | 8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1% | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | 1% | -- | -- | -- | 7% | -- | 0% | -- | 1% | -- | 0% | -- | 0% | -- | 0% | -- | 0% | -- | 0% | -- | 2% |
| 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) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| WIND DIR | N | N | NE | NE | NE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | S | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | W | W | NW | NW | NW | NW | W | SW | SW | SW | SW | S | S | SW | S | S | S | SW | S |
| HeatIndex | 42 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 47 | 56 | 58 | 49 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 54 | 58 | 54 | 40 | 28 | 23 | 40 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 54 | 47 | 40 | 35 | 61 | 52 | 45 | 43 | 63 | 54 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Fog | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Frost | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Areas of | Areas of | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Widespread | -- | -- | Widespread | Widespread | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41° | 29° | -- | 39° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 45.09 | 44.91 | 43.15 | 41.96 | 41.55 | 39.37 | 38.92 | 36.50 | 37.00 | 36.50 | 34.68 | 35.23 | 49.47 | 56.80 | 58.22 | 50.29 | 45.91 | 48.17 | 47.97 | 47.78 | 54.77 | 58.18 | 55.32 | 48.42 | 38.64 | 31.02 | 48.21 | 42.80 | 34.06 | 32.11 | 55.61 | 49.34 | 41.55 | 39.72 | 60.31 | 53.12 | 46.14 | 44.04 | 61.82 | 54.69 |
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 600 PM EDT THU OCT 29 2020
SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS JACKSON MOCLDY 60 57 89 CALM 29.58R LONDON CLOUDY 63 60 90 NW9 29.58R SOMERSET CLOUDY 63 59 88 NW6 29.60R MIDDLESBORO PTCLDY 69 68 97 CALM 29.55S MONTICELLO CLOUDY 66 66 100 NW8 29.61R
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: Thu Oct 29 18:05:01 EDT 2020
405 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2020
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Cloudy Mcldy Mclear Mclear
Chance precip (%) 70 0 0 0
Precip type showers None None None
Temp (24H TREND) 42 (-20) 50 (-21) 32 62
Rh % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 56 (-23) 100 42
20ftwnd-AM(mph) NW 3-7 G16 Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) NW 6-10 G19 N 2-6 G13 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip duration 2
Precip begin 8 PM
Precip end 8 AM
Precip amount 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index (MID) 2 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 3600 2200
Transport wnd (mph) N 10 S 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 31013 16231
ADI Early 27 Fair 36 Fair 3 Very Poor 19 Gen Poor
ADI Late 28 Fair 34 Fair 4 Very Poor 23 Fair
Max LVORI Early 5 4 7 7
Max LVORI Late 6 3 9 3
Remarks...None.
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 LAUREL County, Kentucky
538 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2020
DAY ONE Tonight.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Friday through Wednesday.
Frost is likely area-wide Friday night. A killing freeze will be
possible Sunday night.
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
TONIGHT
Cooler. Showers in the evening, then a chance of showers late. Patchy fog through the night. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
FRIDAY
Cooler. Cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. Patchy fog early. Highs around 50. Light winds.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Cold. Mostly clear. Patchy fog. Areas of frost late. Lows in the lower 30s. Light winds.
SATURDAY
Sunny. Areas of frost and patchy fog early. Highs in the lower 60s. Light winds.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Light winds.
SUNDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Cold. Mostly clear. Widespread frost. Lows in the upper 20s.
MONDAY
Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
MONDAY NIGHT
Cold, clear. Widespread frost. Lows in the upper 20s.
TUESDAY
Sunny. Widespread frost. Highs in the upper 50s.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
WEDNESDAY
Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
THURSDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
