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ISSUED AT 17:00 UTC ON FRIDAY MAR 22 2019
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| EDT 3HR | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 56° | ||||
| TEMP | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 52° | 49° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 43% | 52% | 54% | 55% | 47% | 39% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 34° | 32° | 31° | 31° | 29° | 29° | ||||
| RH | 48% | 42% | 41% | 41% | 42% | 47% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 26 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 22 | ||||
| WIND DIR | W | W | NW | NW | NW | NW | ||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 49 | ||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Frost | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
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| DRY COND |  | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | | | ||||
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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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 54° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32° | -- | -- | 65° | -- | -- | 47° | 58° | -- | -- | 34° | 52° | -- | -- | 27° | 61° | -- | -- | 36° | 70° | -- |
| TEMP | 45° | 43° | 40° | 38° | 38° | 36° | 34° | 32° | 31° | 31° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 32° | 36° | 40° | 43° | 47° | 50° | 52° | 54° | 54° | 52° | 49° | 45° | 43° | 40° | 40° | 38° | 36° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 52° | 61° | 63° | 56° | 47° | 47° | 58° | 52° | 40° | 36° | 47° | 41° | 29° | 27° | 61° | 52° | 38° | 38° | 68° | 61° |
| SKY COVER | 32% | 27% | 23% | 18% | 15% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 10% | 13% | 18% | 21% | 53% | 64% | 47% | 70% | 77% | 88% | 76% | 91% | 93% | 93% | 73% | 55% | 22% | 17% | 13% | 8% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 23% | 21% | 41% |
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| DEW PT | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 23° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 27° | 29° | 34° | 38° | 38° | 45° | 45° | 52° | 45° | 36° | 29° | 25° | 25° | 23° | 25° | 25° | 31° | 34° | 34° | 31° | 32° |
| RH | 55% | 60% | 64% | 69% | 69% | 72% | 75% | 78% | 81% | 81% | 81% | 85% | 84% | 74% | 64% | 57% | 46% | 38% | 33% | 30% | 28% | 28% | 30% | 34% | 41% | 46% | 50% | 51% | 56% | 63% | 66% | 66% | 71% | 42% | 36% | 39% | 53% | 89% | 93% | 77% | 74% | 85% | 75% | 40% | 51% | 81% | 92% | 24% | 44% | 85% | 81% | 24% | 33% |
| POP 12HR | 6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | 26% | -- | 74% | -- | 98% | -- | 38% | -- | 5% | -- | 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 | 0.00in | 0.06in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | 0in | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| WIND DIR | NW | NW | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NE | NE | NE | E | E | E | E | E | SE | S | S | SW | SW | SW | S | S | W | N | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | SW | NW | S | S | S | S |
| HeatIndex | 39 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 36 | 40 | 42 | 47 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 49 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 52 | 61 | 63 | 56 | 47 | 47 | 58 | 52 | 33 | 29 | 47 | 37 | 23 | 21 | 61 | 52 | 35 | 36 | 68 | 61 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | Definite | Likely | Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Frost | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Areas of | Widespread | Widespread | Widespread | Widespread | Widespread | Widespread | Widespread | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Areas of | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Widespread | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | 40° | 39° | 35° | 35° | -- | 32° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34° | 30° | -- | 36° | 24° | 22° | -- | -- | 35° | -- | -- | -- |
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| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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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 100 PM EDT FRI MAR 22 2019
...EASTERN KENTUCKY... CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS JACKSON PTSUNNY 52 32 46 NW12G23 29.92F LONDON N/A 54 35 48 W20G30 29.97F SOMERSET* N/A 54 32 43 W13G24 30.02F MONTICELLO* N/A 56 35 45 W18G29 30.04F WILLIAMSBURG* N/A 55 32 41 W10G18 29.99F MIDDLESBORO* N/A 55 34 43 NW8 29.99F HARLAN APT* N/A 51 32 49 SW9G23 29.96F PIKE CO APT* CLOUDY 47 34 61 SW12G20 29.90F BIG SANDY APT* CLOUDY 50 36 58 W9G17 29.90F MOREHEAD APT* N/A 52 34 50 W10G22 29.94S ASHLAND* CLOUDY 47 36 65 NW12G20 29.90R
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 Mar 22 13:05:01 EDT 2019
555 AM EDT Fri Mar 22 2019
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover PCldy MClear Clear
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Precip type None None None
Temp (24H TREND) 50-55 (+5) 23-31 (-3) 53-56
Rh % (24H TREND) 40-45 (-8) 75-96 (+6) 20-25
20ftwnd-AM(mph) W 6-10 G25 Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) NW 9-13 G30 NW 3-7 G14 Lgt/Var
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index (MID) 2 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6000 3500
Transport wnd (mph) NW 28 NW 2
Vent rate (kt-ft) 145739 5719
ADI Early 82 Good 13 Gen Poor 12 Poor
ADI Late 95 Good 5 Very Poor 13 Gen Poor
Max LVORI Early 4 3 5
Max LVORI Late 2 5 2
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
400 AM EDT Fri Mar 22 2019
DAY ONE Today and Tonight.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Saturday through Thursday.
Freezing temperatures and frost are expected Friday night,
Saturday night, Tuesday night, and Wednesday night.
Thunderstorms will be possible during the day Monday, mainly
across the Cumberland Valley.
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
THIS AFTERNOON
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph.
TONIGHT
Mostly clear. Widespread frost late. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light.
SATURDAY
Sunny. Widespread frost early. Highs in the mid 50s. Light winds.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Widespread frost late. Lows in the mid 30s. Light winds.
SUNDAY
Partly sunny. A 30 percent chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Light winds.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
MONDAY
Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 60. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain showers. Lows in the mid 30s.
TUESDAY
Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
WEDNESDAY
Sunny. Widespread frost. Highs in the lower 60s.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the mid 30s.
THURSDAY
Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
