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ISSUED AT 23:00 UTC ON MONDAY MAR 24 2025
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| EDT 3HR | 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 | 63° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 63° | ||||
| TEMP | 52° | 49° | 45° | 45° | 43° | 41° | 41° | 40° | 40° | 40° | 40° | 40° | 40° | 45° | 49° | 54° | 54° | 58° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 59° | 58° | 58° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 32% | 48% | 47% | 40% | 32% | 38% | 45% | 53% | 58% | 63% | 80% | 82% | 83% | 75% | 71% | 77% | 82% | 66% | 47% | 58% | 45% | 28% | 24% | 23% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 27° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 27° | 29° | 27° | 29° | 29° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 32° | 34° | 34° | 36° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 36° | 36° | ||||
| RH | 37% | 45% | 51% | 52% | 53% | 59% | 57% | 64% | 67% | 69% | 67% | 67% | 67% | 60% | 53% | 48% | 48% | 46% | 43% | 42% | 43% | 43% | 43% | 45% | ||||
| POP 12HR | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.01in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | ||||
| WIND DIR | W | W | W | W | W | W | SW | SW | S | S | S | S | SE | SE | SE | S | SW | W | W | W | NW | NW | NW | NW | ||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Frost | Frost | Frost | Frost | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 52 | 46 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 47 | 54 | 54 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 58 | ||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | ||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Frost | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | 43° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
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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 | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36° | -- | -- | 54° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32° | -- | -- | 61° | -- | -- | 45° | 72° | -- | -- | 54° | 72° | -- | -- | 56° | 74° | -- | -- | 47° | 54° | -- |
| TEMP | 54° | 49° | 47° | 43° | 43° | 41° | 40° | 40° | 38° | 38° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 45° | 52° | 54° | 49° | 43° | 38° | 34° | 34° | 49° | 58° | 61° | 54° | 45° | 47° | 70° | 65° | 56° | 54° | 70° | 65° | 59° | 58° | 72° | 67° | 56° | 47° | 50° | 47° |
| SKY COVER | 19% | 19% | 26% | 18% | 33% | 37% | 41% | 41% | 41% | 42% | 45% | 49% | 52% | 45% | 38% | 36% | 35% | 26% | 17% | 21% | 25% | 30% | 35% | 47% | 59% | 70% | 73% | 56% | 61% | 69% | 81% | 79% | 80% | 75% | 74% | 73% | 71% | 77% | 72% | 50% | 47% |
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| DEW PT | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 34° | 29° | 27° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 31° | 29° | 31° | 34° | 36° | 38° | 43° | 45° | 43° | 45° | 47° | 49° | 49° | 52° | 54° | 54° | 52° | 47° | 41° | 38° |
| RH | 54% | 65% | 73% | 79% | 82% | 85% | 88% | 89% | 92% | 92% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 62% | 39% | 36% | 45% | 60% | 69% | 81% | 82% | 49% | 32% | 30% | 46% | 70% | 71% | 39% | 47% | 63% | 69% | 43% | 54% | 69% | 83% | 53% | 60% | 86% | 99% | 71% | 68% |
| POP 12HR | 29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19% | -- | -- | -- | 17% | -- | -- | -- | 1% | -- | -- | -- | 4% | -- | 29% | -- | 29% | -- | 25% | -- | 25% | -- | 37% | -- | 40% | -- | 70% | -- | 35% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.02in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.02in | -- | 0.01in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| WIND DIR | NW | W | NW | NW | NW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | W | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | W | SW | S | S | SW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | W | W | NW |
| HeatIndex | 54 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 54 | 47 | 43 | 38 | 34 | 34 | 49 | 58 | 61 | 54 | 43 | 44 | 70 | 65 | 56 | 54 | 70 | 65 | 59 | 58 | 72 | 67 | 56 | 43 | 50 | 44 |
| Rain Showers | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Likely | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- |
| Frost | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Patchy | Patchy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 42° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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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 700 PM EDT MON MAR 24 2025
SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS JACKSON NOT AVBL LONDON NOT AVBL SOMERSET NOT AVBL MIDDLESBORO NOT AVBL MONTICELLO NOT AVBL
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 Mar 24 07:05:01 PM EDT 2025
407 PM EDT Mon Mar 24 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Chance precip (%) 0 30 20 20
Precip type None showers showers showers
Temp (24H TREND) 35-43 (-1) 60-65 (+3) 33-40 51-56
Rh % (24H TREND) 53-85 (-13) 33-52 (+27) 85-100 28-48
20ftwnd-AM(mph) S 2-6 G21 NW 2-6 G18
20ftwnd-PM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 6-10 G23 Lgt/Var NW 3-7 G19
Precip duration 1 1 1
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.00 0.02 0.04 0.01
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 3600 5800
Transport wnd (mph) NW 17 NW 17
Vent rate (kt-ft) 54000 87000
ADI Early 7 41 4 82
ADI Late 5 56 10 112
Max LVORI Early 3 3 4 6
Max LVORI Late 3 2 7 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
350 PM EDT Mon Mar 24 2025
DAY ONE Tonight.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Tuesday through Sunday.
Frost is expected Wednesday night into Thursday morning, mainly for
valley locations.
Thunderstorms are possible at times from Saturday night through
Sunday.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation is not expected 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
TONIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, becoming southwest around 5 mph late.
TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming west with gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Patchy frost late. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
THURSDAY
Areas of frost early. Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers overnight. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
FRIDAY
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Warmer with highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers overnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms overnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
SUNDAY
Mostly 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 mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms overnight. Cooler with lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
MONDAY
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Much cooler with highs in the mid 50s.
