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ISSUED AT 00:00 UTC ON FRIDAY OCT 19 2018
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| EDT 3HR | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 67° | ||||
| TEMP | 43° | 41° | 41° | 40° | 40° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 36° | 36° | 38° | 41° | 49° | 54° | 59° | 63° | 65° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 61° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 11% | 15% | 17% | 21% | 27% | 32% | 42% | 56% | 60% | 67% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 38° | 43° | 43° | 43° | 45° | 45° | 47° | 49° | 49° | 50° | 52° | ||||
| RH | 82% | 88% | 89% | 88% | 89% | 92% | 96% | 96% | 92% | 100% | 100% | 96% | 89% | 80% | 64% | 54% | 51% | 50% | 48% | 50% | 52% | 60% | 72% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| WIND DIR | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | E | E | E | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | ||||
| DEW | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Lgt Dew | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Lgt Dew | ||||
| HeatIndex | 42 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 49 | 54 | 59 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 61 | ||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | ||||
| Frost | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Patchy | Patchy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
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| DRY COND |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 44.56 | 42.17 | 42.08 | 41.24 | 41.14 | 38.92 | 38.46 | 38.46 | 38.92 | 36.00 | 36.00 | 38.46 | 42.08 | 50.08 | 54.95 | 58.95 | 61.87 | 63.30 | 64.65 | 64.75 | 64.84 | 63.64 | 60.66 | ||||
| DAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 50° | -- | -- | 56° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36° | -- | -- | 49° | -- | -- | 31° | 58° | -- | -- | 41° | 63° | -- | -- | 41° | 61° | -- | -- | 41° | 59° | -- |
| TEMP | 59° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 56° | 56° | 54° | 54° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 50° | 50° | 54° | 56° | 52° | 47° | 41° | 38° | 36° | 40° | 47° | 49° | 41° | 36° | 34° | 58° | 49° | 45° | 43° | 63° | 52° | 45° | 43° | 61° | 50° | 45° | 43° | 58° | 49° |
| SKY COVER | 79% | 82% | 87% | 93% | 95% | 96% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 99% | 92% | 78% | 58% | 45% | 35% | 28% | 12% | 10% | 4% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 13% | 25% | 44% | 30% | 18% | 16% | 13% | 16% | 32% | 39% | 53% | 69% | 61% | 64% |
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| DEW PT | 52° | 52° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 50° | 50° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 47° | 43° | 40° | 34° | 32° | 31° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 32° | 31° | 29° | 32° | 36° | 40° | 38° | 40° | 45° | 43° | 40° | 43° | 43° | 40° | 38° | 43° | 45° |
| RH | 77% | 80% | 86% | 86% | 89% | 93% | 93% | 93% | 96% | 96% | 96% | 92% | 96% | 96% | 79% | 69% | 73% | 73% | 75% | 78% | 81% | 59% | 45% | 42% | 70% | 85% | 84% | 38% | 61% | 82% | 85% | 44% | 74% | 89% | 85% | 53% | 77% | 86% | 82% | 55% | 83% |
| POP 12HR | 19% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 88% | -- | -- | -- | 61% | -- | -- | -- | 8% | -- | -- | -- | 1% | -- | 0% | -- | 0% | -- | 2% | -- | 2% | -- | 3% | -- | 3% | -- | 12% | -- | 21% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.15in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.21in | -- | 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) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| WIND DIR | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | N | N | SE | SE | SW | SW | S | S | W | N | NE | E | E | NE | E | E | E | E |
| HeatIndex | 59 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 54 | 56 | 52 | 47 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 36 | 47 | 49 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 58 | 49 | 45 | 41 | 63 | 52 | 45 | 42 | 61 | 50 | 42 | 41 | 58 | 49 |
| Rain Showers | Chance | Chance | Chance | Likely | Likely | Definite | Definite | Definite | Definite | Definite | Definite | Likely | Likely | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance |
| Frost | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Patchy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Widespread | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36° | 33° | 31° | 35° | -- | -- | 38° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43° | 40° | -- | -- |
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| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 58.97 | 58.09 | 58.06 | 58.06 | 56.17 | 56.11 | 54.18 | 54.18 | 52.15 | 52.15 | 52.15 | 52.30 | 50.19 | 50.19 | 54.55 | 56.48 | 53.01 | 48.75 | 43.45 | 40.52 | 38.38 | 44.24 | 50.57 | 52.13 | 43.94 | 37.88 | 36.18 | 58.27 | 51.10 | 46.37 | 44.30 | 61.71 | 52.97 | 45.83 | 44.30 | 60.43 | 51.11 | 46.06 | 44.56 | 58.20 | 49.92 |
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 800 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2018
...EASTERN KENTUCKY... CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS JACKSON N/A 47 33 58 CALM 30.42R 6HR MIN TEMP: 46; 6HR MAX TEMP: 57; LONDON N/A 47 39 74 N5 30.41R 6HR MIN TEMP: 47; 6HR MAX TEMP: 59; SOMERSET* N/A 48 36 61 NE5 30.42S MONTICELLO* N/A 43 38 82 NW8 30.42S 6HR MIN TEMP: 42; 6HR MAX TEMP: 59; WILLIAMSBURG* N/A 48 39 71 CALM 30.41R MIDDLESBORO* N/A 49 43 80 CALM 30.41R 6HR MIN TEMP: 49; 6HR MAX TEMP: 62; HARLAN APT* N/A 47 41 79 CALM 30.40S PIKE CO APT* N/A 47 34 60 N5 30.42S BIG SANDY APT* N/A 45 36 72 CALM 30.43R 6HR MIN TEMP: 44; 6HR MAX TEMP: 55; MOREHEAD APT* N/A 45 34 65 CALM 30.44S ASHLAND* N/A 44 39 82 CALM 30.45R
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: Thu Oct 18 20:05:01 EDT 2018
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Clear MClear MCldy MCldy
Chance precip (%) 0 0 90 70
Precip type None None showers showers
Temp (24H TREND) 32-42 (+4) 64-67 (+9) 47-53 56-59
Rh % (24H TREND) 89-100 (+6) 45-50 (+9) 96-100 65-70
20ftwnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var W 3-7
20ftwnd-PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 3-7 SW 2-6 W 7-11 G19
Precip duration 5 2
Precip begin Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.37 0.01
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index (MID) 4 2
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 3200 4000
Transport wnd (mph) SW 15 W 28
Vent rate (kt-ft) 40757 94496
ADI Early 4 Very Poor 39 Fair 9 Poor 47 Gen Good
ADI Late 18 Gen Poor 55 Gen Good 24 Fair 75 Good
Max LVORI Early 6 5 6 5
Max LVORI Late 8 3 6 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
335 PM EDT Thu Oct 18 2018
FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY
This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern Kentucky.
DAY ONE Tonight.
Overnight temperatures approaching the freezing mark will promote
frost development across portions of eastern Kentucky late
tonight, particularly in the valleys.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Friday through Wednesday.
Frost is expected to clear off Friday morning.
Sunday morning low temperatures are expected to drop to near
freezing generally west of I-75 and north of I-64, allowing for
the potential of some frost around sunrise.
Temperatures are expected to drop down to or below the freezing
mark again Monday morning, resulting in the likelihood of frost
across much of eastern Kentucky, especially in the valley
locations.
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
FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY
TONIGHT
Cold, clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the mid 30s. Light winds.
FRIDAY
Mostly sunny. Areas of frost early. A 20 percent chance of rain showers late. Highs in the upper 60s. Light winds becoming southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
FRIDAY NIGHT
A chance of showers in the evening, then showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Light winds. Chance of rain 90 percent.
SATURDAY
Cloudy with showers likely in the morning, then partly sunny with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Cold. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
SUNDAY
Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Cold, clear. Widespread frost. Lows in the lower 30s.
MONDAY
Sunny. Widespread frost. Highs in the upper 50s.
MONDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
TUESDAY
Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
THURSDAY
Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 50s.
