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ISSUED AT 19:00 UTC ON FRIDAY APR 26 2024
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| EDT 3HR | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | 70° | ||||
| TEMP | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 91% | 91% | 88% | 86% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 49° | 49° | 49° | 49° | ||||
| RH | 46% | 49% | 48% | 48% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | ||||
| WIND DIR | S | S | SE | SE | ||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | ||||
| Rain Showers | Chance | Chance | Chance | -- | ||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SPRAY COND |  | | | | ||||
| DRY COND |  | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 66.67 | 66.86 | 66.80 | 66.80 | ||||
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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 | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 3A | 5A | 8A | 11A | 2P | 5P | 8P | 2A | 8A | 2P | 8P | 2A | 8A | 2P | 8P | 2A | 8A | 2P | 8P | 2A | 8A | 2P | 8P |
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 58° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 79° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 58° | -- | -- | 83° | -- | -- | 59° | 83° | -- | -- | 61° | 79° | -- | -- | 58° | 81° | -- | -- | 58° | 81° | -- |
| TEMP | 67° | 65° | 63° | 63° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 59° | 59° | 58° | 61° | 63° | 67° | 68° | 72° | 74° | 76° | 77° | 79° | 79° | 77° | 76° | 74° | 70° | 68° | 65° | 65° | 63° | 63° | 61° | 59° | 61° | 72° | 81° | 83° | 76° | 63° | 61° | 81° | 77° | 67° | 61° | 74° | 72° | 63° | 61° | 81° | 76° | 63° | 59° | 79° | 72° |
| SKY COVER | 84% | 77% | 70% | 63% | 57% | 51% | 44% | 54% | 63% | 72% | 75% | 77% | 79% | 78% | 77% | 77% | 76% | 75% | 74% | 70% | 64% | 58% | 53% | 49% | 42% | 35% | 30% | 24% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 9% | 9% | 23% | 49% | 75% | 78% | 64% | 22% | 28% | 34% | 38% | 33% | 28% | 39% | 28% | 42% |
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| DEW PT | 50° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 52° | 49° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 52° | 52° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 52° | 54° | 52° | 50° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 56° | 58° | 58° | 56° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 56° | 54° | 54° | 52° |
| RH | 54% | 60% | 65% | 65% | 69% | 69% | 69% | 69% | 69% | 72% | 72% | 77% | 67% | 64% | 56% | 52% | 49% | 45% | 45% | 43% | 42% | 40% | 43% | 45% | 46% | 51% | 53% | 58% | 60% | 62% | 64% | 67% | 72% | 72% | 52% | 36% | 33% | 41% | 64% | 74% | 37% | 40% | 60% | 80% | 59% | 59% | 80% | 89% | 46% | 53% | 75% | 84% | 41% | 49% |
| POP 12HR | 52% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1% | -- | -- | -- | 2% | -- | 0% | -- | 4% | -- | 44% | -- | 59% | -- | 17% | -- | 32% | -- | 16% | -- | 37% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.02in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 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 | 0in | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 |
| WIND DIR | SE | SE | SE | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | S | S | SW | W | SW | S | W | W |
| HeatIndex | 67 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 67 | 68 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 81 | 76 | 63 | 61 | 81 | 77 | 67 | 61 | 74 | 72 | 63 | 61 | 81 | 76 | 63 | 59 | 79 | 72 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 64.93 | 63.64 | 62.19 | 62.19 | 60.62 | 60.62 | 60.62 | 60.62 | 60.62 | 58.97 | 58.97 | 58.10 | 60.60 | 62.17 | 65.02 | 65.57 | 68.30 | 69.40 | 70.80 | 71.29 | 72.56 | 72.33 | 71.29 | 70.80 | 69.49 | 66.98 | 65.62 | 63.57 | 63.64 | 62.12 | 62.17 | 60.60 | 58.97 | 60.66 | 68.52 | 73.19 | 74.08 | 70.42 | 62.17 | 60.69 | 73.31 | 70.99 | 65.20 | 60.76 | 70.57 | 69.02 | 62.54 | 60.87 | 74.41 | 71.55 | 62.42 | 58.98 | 72.45 | 68.30 |
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 300 PM EDT FRI APR 26 2024
SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS JACKSON CLOUDY 68 49 50 S12G23 30.19R LONDON LGT RAIN 62 53 72 S7G21 30.20S SOMERSET LGT RAIN 61 57 88 S9G15 30.17S FOG MIDDLESBORO RAIN 58 52 80 CALM 30.25S MONTICELLO LGT RAIN 58 58 100 SE10 30.19S
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: Fri Apr 26 15:05:01 EDT 2024
548 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Chance precip (%) 20 0 0
Precip type showers None None
Temp (24H TREND) 69-74 (+4) 52-63 (+18) 76-81
Rh % (24H TREND) 34-58 (+31) 62-86 (+11) 32-52
20ftwnd-AM(mph) S 5-9 G18 S 9-13 G26
20ftwnd-PM(mph) S 7-11 G19 SE 7-11 G23 S 8-12 G23
Precip duration 1
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index (MID) 3 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 800 3500
Transport wnd (mph) S 10 S 21
Vent rate (kt-ft) 7200 63000
ADI Early 12 11 57
ADI Late 14 11 63
Max LVORI Early 3 3 3
Max LVORI Late 2 4 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 LAUREL County, Kentucky
330 PM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024
DAY ONE Tonight.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Saturday through Thursday.
Thunderstorms are possible at times from Monday afternoon through
Thursday.
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
THROUGH EARLY EVENING
Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
TONIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the evening, then partly cloudy for the rest of the night. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
SATURDAY
Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. 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. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
SUNDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
MONDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
MONDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
TUESDAY
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Chance of rain 70 percent.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy for the rest of the night. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
THURSDAY
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
FRIDAY
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
