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ISSUED AT 03:00 UTC ON WEDNESDAY APR 24 2024
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| EDT 3HR | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 52° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70° | ||||
| TEMP | 61° | 61° | 59° | 58° | 54° | 54° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 54° | 58° | 61° | 63° | 67° | 68° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 68° | 65° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 88% | 85% | 88% | 90% | 87% | 77% | 68% | 59% | 62% | 59% | 47% | 35% | 27% | 23% | 20% | 23% | 17% | 16% | 17% | 16% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 40° | 40° | 43° | 45° | 47° | 47° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 47° | 45° | 43° | 40° | 40° | 38° | 38° | 40° | ||||
| RH | 44% | 47% | 55% | 63% | 77% | 80% | 86% | 89% | 89% | 82% | 74% | 64% | 56% | 44% | 39% | 34% | 33% | 32% | 33% | 38% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 88% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | 0.01in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.06in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.01in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | ||||
| WIND DIR | SW | W | W | W | W | SW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | ||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | -- | Lgt Dew | Lgt Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Lgt Dew | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 61 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 65 | ||||
| Rain Showers | Chance | Likely | Definite | Definite | Definite | Likely | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Frost | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SPRAY COND |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| DRY COND | | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 60.32 | 60.36 | 58.95 | 58.16 | 54.61 | 54.53 | 52.52 | 52.41 | 52.41 | 54.48 | 58.11 | 60.56 | 61.98 | 64.47 | 64.91 | 65.93 | 65.87 | 65.81 | 64.61 | 62.89 | ||||
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| EDT 6HR | 8P | 9P | 10P | 11P | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38° | -- | -- | 74° | -- | -- | 59° | 81° | -- | -- | 59° | 85° | -- | -- | 63° | 83° | -- | -- | 63° | 79° | -- |
| TEMP | 61° | 56° | 52° | 49° | 45° | 43° | 40° | 38° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 34° | 34° | 40° | 45° | 52° | 65° | 70° | 61° | 49° | 43° | 38° | 43° | 61° | 70° | 70° | 65° | 61° | 61° | 76° | 74° | 63° | 61° | 83° | 76° | 67° | 63° | 79° | 76° | 67° | 63° | 76° | 72° |
| SKY COVER | 15% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 13% | 22% | 35% | 24% | 26% | 27% | 29% | 6% | 9% | 6% | 23% | 29% | 47% | 53% | 69% | 80% | 76% | 79% | 69% | 80% | 72% | 36% | 25% | 20% | 38% | 26% | 31% | 42% | 58% | 58% | 57% | 67% | 49% | 40% |
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| DEW PT | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 36° | 36° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 32° | 32° | 34° | 36° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 36° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 36° | 40° | 47° | 50° | 52° | 52° | 49° | 52° | 56° | 54° | 52° | 54° | 56° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 58° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 58° | 54° |
| RH | 42% | 49% | 56% | 65% | 70% | 73% | 78% | 82% | 89% | 88% | 89% | 92% | 100% | 89% | 73% | 61% | 36% | 29% | 43% | 63% | 82% | 92% | 86% | 62% | 48% | 52% | 63% | 65% | 72% | 48% | 48% | 67% | 77% | 38% | 46% | 60% | 72% | 46% | 48% | 68% | 80% | 53% | 55% |
| POP 12HR | 4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5% | -- | -- | -- | 18% | -- | -- | -- | 32% | -- | 14% | -- | 10% | -- | 4% | -- | 9% | -- | 23% | -- | 44% | -- | 52% | -- | 50% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.03in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 9 |
| WIND DIR | N | N | N | N | N | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | E | E | E | E | NE | N | NE | E | E | E | E | S | S | S | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | W | W |
| HeatIndex | 61 | 56 | 52 | 49 | 45 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 29 | 35 | 43 | 52 | 65 | 70 | 61 | 47 | 39 | 35 | 40 | 61 | 70 | 70 | 65 | 61 | 61 | 76 | 74 | 63 | 61 | 83 | 76 | 67 | 63 | 79 | 76 | 67 | 63 | 76 | 72 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance |
| Frost | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Areas of | Areas of | Areas of | Areas of | Areas of | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29° | 36° | 42° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 39° | 35° | 39° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SPRAY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 60.30 | 56.79 | 53.65 | 50.89 | 47.28 | 45.35 | 42.27 | 40.06 | 37.38 | 37.50 | 37.38 | 35.09 | 34.00 | 41.14 | 47.05 | 53.46 | 62.82 | 65.63 | 60.31 | 50.99 | 44.56 | 38.92 | 44.22 | 60.54 | 66.80 | 67.04 | 63.74 | 60.58 | 60.66 | 71.08 | 69.65 | 62.24 | 60.72 | 74.75 | 70.89 | 65.20 | 62.35 | 73.00 | 71.08 | 65.56 | 62.54 | 71.55 | 68.73 |
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 LEE County, Kentucky
Issued at 1100 PM EDT TUE APR 23 2024
SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS JACKSON LGT RAIN 63 36 36 VRB3 29.99R LONDON MOCLDY 64 34 32 SW5 30.00R SOMERSET CLOUDY 66 37 34 SW9 29.99R MIDDLESBORO MOCLDY 65 35 33 CALM 30.03R MONTICELLO CLOUDY 64 38 38 SW8 30.03R
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 LEE County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Tue Apr 23 23:05:01 EDT 2024
427 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Chance precip (%) 90 0 0 0
Precip type showers None None None
Temp (24H TREND) 49-54 (+17) 64-67 (-4) 34-43 64-67
Rh % (24H TREND) 80-96 (+14) 29-46 (+25) 67-100 24-39
20ftwnd-AM(mph) W 5-9 G14 NE 2-6
20ftwnd-PM(mph) SW 7-11 G23 NW 5-9 G15 N 3-7 G13 NE 2-6
Precip duration 3
Precip begin 9 PM
Precip end 8 AM
Precip amount 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index (MID) 3 5
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6000 4400
Transport wnd (mph) NW 14 NE 6
Vent rate (kt-ft) 72000 22000
ADI Early 15 77 7 29
ADI Late 14 93 14 32
Max LVORI Early 2 4 3 4
Max LVORI Late 5 2 4 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 LEE County, Kentucky
917 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024
DAY ONE This afternoon and tonight.
Dry and breezy conditions will bring an increased threat of
wildfires today.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Wednesday through Monday.
Frost will be possible in valley locations generally east of I-75
early Thursday morning.
Thunderstorms are possible at times from Friday through Monday.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
Latest LEE County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For LEE County, KY
OVERNIGHT
Showers. Not as cool with lows in the lower 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Areas of frost late. Cooler with lows in the mid 30s valleys and in the lower 40s ridges. North winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northeast late.
THURSDAY
Areas of frost early. Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s valleys and in the mid 40s ridges. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
FRIDAY
Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms overnight. Not as cool with lows around 60. Chance of rain 20 percent.
SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
MONDAY
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
MONDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
TUESDAY
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
