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ISSUED AT 18:00 UTC ON SATURDAY JUL 20 2019
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| EDT 3HR | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | 90° | ||||
| TEMP | 90° | 90° | 90° | 88° | 85° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 54% | 52% | 51% | 51% | 51% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | ||||
| RH | 62% | 59% | 57% | 61% | 69% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| WIND DIR | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | ||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 100 | 99 | 100 | 98 | 92 | ||||
| Rain Showers | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | ||||
| Thunder Storm | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SPRAY COND |  | | | | | ||||
| DRY COND |  | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS |  83.48 | 82.96 | 82.62 | 81.74 | 80.53 | ||||
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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 | 5A | 8A | 11A | 2P | 5P | 8P | 2A | 8A | 2P | 8P | 2A | 8A | 2P | 8P | 2A | 8A | 2P | 8P | 2A | 8A | 2P | 8P |
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 85° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70° | -- | -- | 81° | -- | -- | 61° | 76° | -- | -- | 56° | 77° | -- | -- | 56° | 81° | -- | -- | 59° | 83° | -- |
| TEMP | 81° | 79° | 77° | 76° | 74° | 74° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 74° | 76° | 79° | 81° | 81° | 83° | 83° | 83° | 85° | 85° | 83° | 81° | 81° | 79° | 76° | 74° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 77° | 79° | 81° | 74° | 67° | 61° | 72° | 70° | 58° | 58° | 76° | 70° | 59° | 59° | 79° | 74° | 61° | 61° | 81° | 76° |
| SKY COVER | 51% | 40% | 29% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 32% | 46% | 59% | 65% | 70% | 76% | 75% | 74% | 74% | 69% | 64% | 59% | 63% | 66% | 70% | 73% | 75% | 77% | 77% | 77% | 77% | 76% | 75% | 73% | 78% | 80% | 87% | 85% | 87% | 83% | 85% | 77% | 62% | 39% | 27% | 10% | 11% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 18% | 9% | 11% | 21% | 25% | 18% |
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| DEW PT | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 70° | 70° | 72° | 72° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 70° | 70° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 70° | 67° | 61° | 61° | 59° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 58° | 56° | 56° | 58° | 61° | 59° | 59° | 61° | 63° |
| RH | 74% | 79% | 84% | 90% | 93% | 96% | 99% | 96% | 96% | 96% | 96% | 96% | 93% | 90% | 84% | 79% | 76% | 74% | 71% | 69% | 67% | 66% | 69% | 74% | 76% | 81% | 90% | 96% | 100% | 96% | 96% | 96% | 97% | 81% | 81% | 74% | 87% | 99% | 99% | 68% | 70% | 96% | 93% | 51% | 65% | 89% | 90% | 49% | 63% | 96% | 92% | 50% | 66% |
| POP 12HR | 18% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 51% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 55% | -- | -- | -- | 84% | -- | 67% | -- | 17% | -- | 5% | -- | 4% | -- | 2% | -- | 2% | -- | 2% | -- | 3% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.01in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.03in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.13in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.06in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.03in | -- | 0.10in | -- | 0.44in | -- | 0.84in | 0.50in | 0.10in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | 0in | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| WIND DIR | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | NW | N | N | NE | N | NE | NE | NE | N | E | E | NE | NE | E | E | N | S |
| HeatIndex | 87 | 84 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 79 | 86 | 88 | 89 | 91 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 77 | 79 | 87 | 74 | 67 | 61 | 72 | 70 | 58 | 58 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 59 | 80 | 74 | 61 | 61 | 82 | 76 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Likely | Likely | Definite | Definite | Likely | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Likely | Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS |  77.83 | 76.67 | 75.40 | 75.05 | 73.41 | 73.67 | 71.93 | 71.71 | 71.71 | 71.71 | 71.71 | 71.71 | 73.41 | 75.05 | 77.22 | 78.44 | 78.07 | 79.54 | 79.14 | 78.87 | 80.24 | 80.10 | 78.87 | 77.83 | 78.07 | 76.89 | 75.05 | 73.67 | 72.00 | 71.71 | 71.71 | 71.71 | 71.78 | 75.10 | 76.89 | 77.83 | 72.91 | 66.95 | 60.99 | 69.68 | 68.15 | 58.02 | 58.03 | 71.36 | 67.84 | 58.99 | 58.99 | 73.33 | 70.91 | 60.95 | 60.90 | 74.89 | 72.78 |
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 200 PM EDT SAT JUL 20 2019
SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS JACKSON PTSUNNY 88 73 61 CALM 30.05F HX 95 LONDON FAIR 88 75 65 CALM 30.03F HX 97 SOMERSET FAIR 86 72 62 S7 30.03F HX 92 MIDDLESBORO FAIR 91 73 55 CALM 30.04F HX 98 MONTICELLO FAIR 89 77 67 W14 30.05F HX 101
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: Sat Jul 20 14:05:01 EDT 2019
543 AM EDT Sat Jul 20 2019
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover PCldy PCldy PCldy
Chance precip (%) 20 30 50
Precip type tstms tstms tstms
Temp (24H TREND) 88-91 (+2) 67-74 (+3) 82-87
Rh % (24H TREND) 53-58 (+2) 90-100 (+1) 62-69
20ftwnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 2-6
20ftwnd-PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 3-7
Precip duration 1 1 1
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.03 0.03 0.21
LAL 3 3 4
Haines Index (MID) 3 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5900 3000
Transport wnd (mph) SW 5 W 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 26351 23967
ADI Early 24 Fair 6 Very Poor 19 Gen Poor
ADI Late 43 Gen Good 4 Very Poor 23 Fair
Max LVORI Early 7 7 7
Max LVORI Late 3 8 3
REMARKS...RANGES OF MIN T EXCEEDING 8 DEGREES & RANGES OF MAX RH
EXCEEDING 10% INDICATE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THERMAL BELTS. ADI IS
ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS. DISPERSION INDEX IS
MAGNITUDE OF VENT RATE DIVIDED BY 1000.
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
352 AM EDT Sat Jul 20 2019
HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern Kentucky.
DAY ONE Today and Tonight.
Hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to yield heat
indices of between 100 and 105 degrees in most areas through early
evening. See the latest SDFNPWJKL for more details concerning the
Heat Advisory in effect for this area.
Thunderstorms are possible along the TN and VA border this
afternoon and over all of eastern Kentucky late tonight.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Sunday through Friday.
Thunderstorms will be possible at times for Sunday through
Monday night. Some storms on Monday could be strong as a cold
front will push through the region. The main threats will be wind
gusts and heavy rainfall that may lead to isolated flooding.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.
Latest LAUREL County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For LAUREL County, KY
HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
TODAY
Mostly sunny early then becoming partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Light winds.
TONIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms near dawn. Lows in the lower 70s. Light winds. Chance of rain 30 percent.
SUNDAY
Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Light winds.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Lows in the lower 70s. Light winds. Chance of rain 60 percent.
MONDAY
Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Light winds. Chance of rain 90 percent.
MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
TUESDAY
Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
WEDNESDAY
Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
THURSDAY
Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
FRIDAY
Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
