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ISSUED AT 08:00 UTC ON MONDAY AUG 20 2018
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| EDT 3HR | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | 67° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 85° | ||||
| TEMP | 68° | 67° | 67° | 68° | 72° | 74° | 79° | 81° | 83° | 83° | 85° | 85° | 83° | 83° | 81° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 42% | 47% | 52% | 57% | 57% | 56% | 56% | 59% | 62% | 66% | 67% | 68% | 69% | 69% | 70% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 68° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 68° | 70° | 70° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 70° | ||||
| RH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 97% | 90% | 84% | 76% | 74% | 69% | 67% | 64% | 65% | 67% | 69% | 72% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | 14% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| WIND DIR | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||
| DEW | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Hvy Dew | Hvy Dew | Hvy Dew | Hvy Dew | Lgt Dew | Lgt Dew | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 68 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 72 | 74 | 79 | 85 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 85 | ||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | ||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | ||||
| Fog | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SPRAY COND |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| DRY COND |  | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS |  68.00 | 67.00 | 67.00 | 67.85 | 71.27 | 72.66 | 76.33 | 77.83 |  78.87 | 78.61 | 79.81 | 79.96 | 78.61 | 78.87 | 77.58 | ||||
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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 | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 81° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 65° | -- | -- | 77° | -- | -- | 56° | 77° | -- | -- | 56° | 83° | -- | -- | 63° | 83° | -- | -- | 65° | 83° | -- |
| TEMP | 79° | 76° | 74° | 72° | 72° | 70° | 70° | 72° | 72° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 72° | 74° | 76° | 79° | 79° | 81° | 81° | 81° | 79° | 74° | 70° | 68° | 65° | 65° | 70° | 77° | 76° | 72° | 61° | 58° | 76° | 70° | 59° | 59° | 83° | 79° | 67° | 67° | 83° | 76° | 67° | 67° | 83° | 76° |
| SKY COVER | 70% | 73% | 75% | 78% | 77% | 77% | 76% | 77% | 78% | 78% | 79% | 81% | 82% | 82% | 81% | 80% | 79% | 76% | 75% | 70% | 71% | 71% | 71% | 70% | 72% | 77% | 68% | 70% | 64% | 57% | 41% | 24% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 13% | 19% | 32% | 30% | 45% | 54% | 39% | 41% | 41% | 41% | 42% |
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| DEW PT | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 68° | 68° | 68° | 68° | 68° | 68° | 68° | 68° | 68° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 68° | 68° | 68° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 63° | 65° | 65° | 63° | 63° | 56° | 54° | 56° | 58° | 54° | 56° | 63° | 63° | 61° | 61° | 65° | 67° | 63° | 63° | 68° | 67° |
| RH | 76% | 81% | 84% | 90% | 93% | 93% | 93% | 90% | 90% | 93% | 93% | 96% | 97% | 90% | 87% | 78% | 73% | 71% | 69% | 69% | 66% | 68% | 81% | 89% | 89% | 96% | 96% | 80% | 64% | 64% | 72% | 86% | 86% | 50% | 65% | 84% | 86% | 50% | 59% | 80% | 81% | 57% | 70% | 87% | 90% | 62% | 74% |
| POP 12HR | 50% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 45% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 59% | -- | -- | -- | 34% | -- | -- | -- | 21% | -- | 13% | -- | 2% | -- | 3% | -- | 6% | -- | 8% | -- | 12% | -- | 22% | -- | 27% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.10in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.01in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.08in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.14in | -- | -- | -- | 0.04in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| WIND DIR | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | W | W | W | W | W | W | NW | NW | NW | NW | N | NE | NE | NE | NE | E | SE | S | S | SE | S | S | S | S | S | SW | SW |
| HeatIndex | 79 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 79 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 70 | 77 | 76 | 72 | 61 | 58 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 59 | 84 | 79 | 67 | 67 | 85 | 76 | 67 | 67 | 86 | 76 |
| Rain Showers | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Likely | Likely | Likely | Likely | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | -- |
| Thunder Storm | 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 | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Fog | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 76.33 | 74.20 | 72.66 | 71.27 | 71.49 | 69.57 | 69.57 | 71.27 | 71.27 | 69.57 | 69.57 | 69.75 | 69.82 | 71.27 | 72.91 | 73.92 | 76.00 | 75.78 | 77.21 | 77.21 | 76.85 | 75.44 | 72.41 | 69.32 | 67.44 | 64.86 | 64.86 | 68.77 | 73.40 | 72.59 | 69.97 | 60.83 | 58.06 | 71.27 | 67.84 | 58.98 | 58.98 | 76.34 | 74.44 | 66.10 | 66.14 | 77.28 | 73.16 | 66.41 | 66.55 | 77.94 | 73.54 |
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 400 AM EDT MON AUG 20 2018
...EASTERN KENTUCKY... CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS JACKSON N/A 71 69 93 CALM 29.99F LONDON N/A 69 69 100 CALM 29.99S FOG SOMERSET* FOG 68 68 100 CALM 29.98F VSB 1 MONTICELLO* N/A 67 67 100 CALM 29.99F FOG WILLIAMSBURG* CLOUDY 68 68 100 CALM 29.99S VSB<1/4 MIDDLESBORO* MOCLDY 70 70 100 CALM 30.01S HARLAN APT* CLOUDY 69 69 100 CALM 30.02S PIKE CO APT* N/A 70 70 100 CALM 30.00F BIG SANDY APT* N/A 69 69 100 CALM 29.99F FOG MOREHEAD APT* N/A 72 68 88 CALM 30.00S ASHLAND* N/A 66 66 100 CALM 29.98F FOG
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 Aug 20 04:05:01 EDT 2018
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud Cover MCldy PCldy PCldy
Chance precip (%) 30 20 50
Precip type tstms tstms tstms
Temp (24H TREND) 79-82 (+2) 63-69 (+2) 81-84
Rh % (24H TREND) 64-69 (-4) 93-100 (0) 62-67
20ftwnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 2-6
Precip duration 1 1 1
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.09 0.00 0.11
LAL 2 2 3
Haines Index (MID) 3 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 4900 4500
Transport wnd (mph) W 3 SW 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 15917 36688
ADI Early 15 Gen Poor 1 Very Poor 19 Gen Poor
ADI Late 15 Gen Poor 2 Very Poor 27 Fair
Max LVORI Early 6 9 9
Max LVORI Late 4 10 4
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
740 PM EDT Sun Aug 19 2018
DAY ONE Tonight.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Monday through Saturday.
Thunderstorms are possible from Monday afternoon through Tuesday
evening.
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
TODAY
Partly sunny. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Light winds. Chance of rain 60 percent.
TONIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers. Lows around 70. Light winds. Chance of rain 60 percent.
TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy. Showers likely through the day. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80. Southwest winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers late. Lows in the mid 60s. Light winds. Chance of rain 30 percent.
WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s. Light winds.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
THURSDAY
Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
FRIDAY
Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
SATURDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
SUNDAY
Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.
