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ISSUED AT 08:00 UTC ON WEDNESDAY APR 24 2024
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| EDT 3HR | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | 52° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 68° | ||||
| TEMP | 56° | 56° | 54° | 52° | 54° | 56° | 58° | 63° | 65° | 67° | 68° | 68° | 68° | 67° | 65° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 87% | 88% | 82% | 63% | 42% | 32% | 28% | 28% | 28% | 19% | 12% | 15% | 21% | 24% | 24% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 43° | 45° | 47° | 49° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 49° | 45° | 43° | 40° | 40° | 40° | 40° | 40° | ||||
| RH | 59% | 66% | 80% | 89% | 89% | 83% | 74% | 60% | 50% | 42% | 35% | 34% | 34% | 36% | 38% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | 62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | -- | 0.03in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.01in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | ||||
| WIND DIR | W | W | W | W | W | W | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | ||||
| DEW | -- | -- | Lgt Dew | Hvy Dew | Mod Dew | Lgt Dew | Lgt Dew | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 56 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 65 | ||||
| Rain Showers | Likely | Chance | Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
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| DRY COND |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 56.63 | 56.52 | 54.53 | 52.41 | 54.29 | 56.26 | 58.11 | 62.08 | 63.30 | 64.38 | 64.71 | 64.66 | 64.66 | 64.11 | 62.89 | ||||
| DAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 49° | -- | -- | 72° | -- | -- | 61° | 79° | -- | -- | 63° | 81° | -- | -- | 63° | 79° | -- | -- | 63° | 76° | -- |
| TEMP | 63° | 59° | 56° | 54° | 52° | 49° | 49° | 47° | 45° | 43° | 43° | 41° | 43° | 47° | 52° | 58° | 61° | 63° | 67° | 68° | 70° | 70° | 65° | 56° | 52° | 50° | 54° | 63° | 65° | 70° | 67° | 63° | 61° | 74° | 74° | 65° | 63° | 77° | 76° | 67° | 65° | 76° | 74° | 67° | 63° | 74° | 70° |
| SKY COVER | 19% | 13% | 7% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 13% | 18% | 20% | 17% | 11% | 6% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 13% | 39% | 46% | 63% | 62% | 79% | 74% | 80% | 66% | 64% | 69% | 81% | 71% | 27% | 34% | 24% | 34% | 25% | 34% | 45% | 57% | 63% | 66% | 69% | 49% | 37% |
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| DEW PT | 40° | 40° | 41° | 41° | 41° | 41° | 41° | 41° | 41° | 40° | 40° | 38° | 40° | 40° | 40° | 38° | 38° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 41° | 49° | 54° | 54° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 54° | 52° | 54° | 56° | 56° | 54° | 54° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 58° | 58° | 54° |
| RH | 44% | 49% | 57% | 63% | 68% | 73% | 76% | 83% | 86% | 89% | 89% | 89% | 89% | 77% | 61% | 49% | 42% | 36% | 31% | 29% | 28% | 28% | 34% | 51% | 58% | 63% | 63% | 58% | 65% | 56% | 56% | 64% | 72% | 51% | 47% | 64% | 77% | 47% | 44% | 60% | 72% | 47% | 51% | 70% | 83% | 57% | 57% |
| POP 12HR | 14% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1% | -- | -- | -- | 19% | -- | -- | -- | 36% | -- | 7% | -- | 6% | -- | 3% | -- | 7% | -- | 25% | -- | 41% | -- | 51% | -- | 50% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.03in | -- | 0.01in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| WIND DIR | NW | N | N | N | N | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | E | E | E | NE | NE | NE | NE | N | N | N | N | N | NE | E | SE | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | S | SW | W | W |
| HeatIndex | 63 | 59 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 45 | 52 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 65 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 54 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 67 | 63 | 61 | 74 | 74 | 65 | 63 | 77 | 76 | 67 | 65 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 63 | 74 | 70 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41° | 39° | 39° | 37° | 39° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SPRAY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 61.71 | 58.94 | 56.66 | 54.98 | 53.20 | 50.46 | 50.29 | 48.10 | 46.06 | 43.96 | 43.96 | 42.08 | 43.96 | 48.49 | 53.46 | 58.22 | 60.30 | 61.52 | 63.89 | 64.41 | 65.56 | 65.56 | 62.75 | 56.75 | 53.57 | 51.79 | 54.98 | 62.03 | 63.81 | 67.29 | 65.02 | 62.17 | 60.66 | 69.90 | 69.57 | 63.77 | 62.47 | 71.69 | 70.70 | 65.20 | 64.05 | 70.99 | 69.90 | 65.65 | 62.61 | 70.41 | 67.35 |
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 MCCREARY County, Kentucky
Issued at 500 AM EDT WED APR 24 2024
SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS JACKSON LGT RAIN 56 47 71 NW7 29.99S LONDON LGT RAIN 59 45 59 NW14G30 30.01R SOMERSET LGT RAIN 55 54 94 NW5G16 30.01R FOG MIDDLESBORO LGT RAIN 63 41 44 W7 30.02S MONTICELLO CLOUDY 59 46 62 W9 30.05R
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 MCCREARY County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Wed Apr 24 05:05:01 EDT 2024
427 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Chance precip (%) 70 0 0 0
Precip type showers None None None
Temp (24H TREND) 46-54 (+18) 66-69 (-3) 34-45 68-71
Rh % (24H TREND) 80-100 (+13) 27-47 (+26) 70-100 22-35
20ftwnd-AM(mph) W 4-8 G13 Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) SW 8-12 G21 NW 5-9 G14 N 2-6 N 2-6
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 11 PM
Precip end Continuing
Precip amount 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index (MID) 3 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6100 5000
Transport wnd (mph) NW 13 N 6
Vent rate (kt-ft) 67100 25000
ADI Early 14 64 6 24
ADI Late 13 90 6 33
Max LVORI Early 2 4 3 6
Max LVORI Late 5 2 5 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 MCCREARY County, Kentucky
510 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024
DAY ONE Today and tonight.
Patchy frost will be possible in sheltered valleys mainly near and
north of the Mountain Parkway late tonight.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Thursday through Tuesday.
Areas of frost will be possible in sheltered valleys east of I-75
late Thursday night.
Thunderstorms are possible Friday afternoon and evening, mainly
along and west of a line from Mount Sterling to Somerset.
Thunderstorms are possible at times across all of eastern Kentucky
from Monday afternoon through Tuesday evening.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation is not anticipated.
Latest MCCREARY County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For MCCREARY County, KY
EARLY THIS MORNING
Showers likely. Not as cool with lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
TODAY
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs around 70. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
TONIGHT
Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the lower 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northeast late.
THURSDAY
Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s valleys and around 50 ridges. Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming east late.
FRIDAY
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the evening. Not as cool with lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
SUNDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
MONDAY
Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers in the morning, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Chance of rain 50 percent.
