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ISSUED AT 20:00 UTC ON SATURDAY JUN 24 2017
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| EDT 3HR | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | 79° | ||||
| TEMP | 79° | 79° | 76° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 28% | 30% | 33% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 58° | 58° | 58° | ||||
| RH | 50% | 49% | 53% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 15 | 13 | 10 | ||||
| WIND DIR | W | W | W | ||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 79 | 79 | 76 | ||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Fog | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SPRAY COND |  | | | ||||
| DRY COND |  | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS |  73.44 | 73.33 | 71.55 | ||||
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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 | 6P | 7P | 8P | 9P | 10P | 11P | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 8A | 11A | 2P | 5P | 8P | 2A | 8A | 2P | 8P | 2A | 8A | 2P | 8P | 2A | 8A | 2P | 8P | 2A | 8A | 2P | 8P |
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 56° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 79° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 54° | -- | -- | 74° | -- | -- | 50° | 76° | -- | -- | 49° | 83° | -- | -- | 63° | 85° | -- | -- | 67° | 85° | -- |
| TEMP | 74° | 70° | 68° | 67° | 63° | 61° | 59° | 58° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 59° | 63° | 68° | 74° | 76° | 76° | 77° | 79° | 79° | 79° | 77° | 76° | 74° | 70° | 67° | 63° | 61° | 59° | 58° | 56° | 54° | 54° | 56° | 70° | 74° | 74° | 67° | 54° | 54° | 74° | 70° | 52° | 54° | 81° | 76° | 65° | 65° | 85° | 79° | 70° | 68° | 83° | 79° |
| SKY COVER | 31% | 31% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 29% | 29% | 26% | 23% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 23% | 18% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 14% | 18% | 24% | 31% | 37% | 29% | 27% | 25% | 24% | 21% | 20% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 15% | 17% | 17% | 26% | 23% | 31% | 28% | 39% | 45% | 29% | 18% | 11% | 5% | 8% | 9% | 16% | 24% | 41% | 31% | 42% | 46% | 57% | 69% | 63% |
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| DEW PT | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 54° | 54° | 52° | 52° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 50° | 50° | 54° | 54° | 52° | 50° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 54° | 52° | 54° | 56° | 59° | 58° | 61° | 63° | 65° | 63° | 65° | 67° | 67° |
| RH | 57% | 65% | 70% | 75% | 81% | 86% | 86% | 89% | 96% | 99% | 100% | 96% | 86% | 75% | 63% | 53% | 47% | 45% | 41% | 40% | 42% | 42% | 43% | 46% | 49% | 54% | 62% | 72% | 77% | 77% | 80% | 83% | 86% | 89% | 89% | 58% | 45% | 44% | 58% | 89% | 92% | 46% | 58% | 96% | 96% | 44% | 55% | 78% | 84% | 49% | 62% | 80% | 90% | 59% | 68% |
| POP 12HR | 5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4% | -- | -- | -- | 5% | -- | 10% | -- | 7% | -- | 1% | -- | 1% | -- | 4% | -- | 7% | -- | 20% | -- | 53% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| WIND DIR | NW | NW | NW | NW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | SW | SW | W | W | W | W | NW | W | NW | NE | SE | S | S | S | S | S | SW | S | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| HeatIndex | 74 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 59 | 63 | 68 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 70 | 67 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 70 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 54 | 54 | 74 | 70 | 52 | 54 | 81 | 76 | 65 | 65 | 86 | 82 | 70 | 68 | 87 | 79 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | -- |
| Fog | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Patchy | Patchy | Patchy | Patchy | Patchy | Patchy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Patchy | Patchy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| DRY COND | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 70.41 | 67.84 | 66.48 | 65.87 | 62.56 | 60.83 | 58.98 | 58.05 | 56.06 | 56.02 | 56.00 | 56.06 | 58.98 | 62.42 | 66.13 | 70.07 | 70.99 | 70.80 | 71.09 | 72.33 | 72.56 | 72.56 | 71.29 | 70.89 | 69.74 | 67.17 | 65.29 | 62.35 | 60.72 | 58.97 | 58.09 | 56.26 | 54.37 | 54.29 | 56.17 | 67.41 | 69.40 | 69.32 | 65.11 | 54.29 | 54.21 | 69.49 | 67.41 | 52.15 | 54.11 | 74.16 | 71.74 | 64.25 | 64.45 | 77.65 | 74.78 | 68.77 | 67.49 | 77.54 | 75.44 |
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 POWELL County, Kentucky
Issued at 400 PM EDT SAT JUN 24 2017
NORTHEAST KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LEXINGTON CLOUDY 79 57 46 NW12G18 30.04R COVINGTON PTSUNNY 78 57 48 W17G23 30.02R FRANKFORT CLOUDY 79 55 43 W9 30.02S
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 POWELL County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Sat Jun 24 16:05:01 EDT 2017
Clay City, Stanton, Frenchburg, Brodhead, Mount Vernon, McKee,
Annville, Burnside, Somerset, London, Monticello, Sandy Hook,
West Liberty, Paintsville, Campton, Salyersville, Prestonsburg,
Wheelwright, Beattyville, Jackson, Booneville, Inez, Coal Run,
Elkhorn City, Pikeville, and South Williamson
457 AM EDT Sat Jun 24 2017
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly sunny.
Patchy fog in the morning.
Max Temperature.....Around 80.
24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
Min Humidity........37-43 percent.
24 hr trend......32 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
fire growth.
Mixing Height.......5400 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....West around 10 mph.
Dispersion Index....67.
Vent Rate...........Good (67100 knot-ft).
ADI.................22 increasing to 61 in the afternoon.
LVORI...............5.
Prob of precip......10 percent.
QPF (inches)........None.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Min Temperature.....Around 56.
24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler.
Max Humidity........95-100 percent.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......Northwest winds at 5 mph or less.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
dominated fire growth.
ADI.................50 decreasing to 2 late.
LVORI...............7.
Prob of precip......10 percent.
QPF (inches)........None.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max Temperature.....Around 76.
24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
Min Humidity........36-42 percent.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
dominated fire growth.
Mixing Height.......6800 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Northwest around 10 mph.
Dispersion Index....106.
Vent Rate...........Excellent (105800 knot-ft).
ADI.................45 increasing to 83 in the afternoon.
LVORI...............5.
Prob of precip......0 percent.
QPF (inches)........None.
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 POWELL County, Kentucky
337 PM EDT Sat Jun 24 2017
DAY ONE Tonight.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Sunday through Friday.
There is a slight chance of a thunderstorm very close to the
Virginia border on Tuesday, and a slight chance of thunderstorms
in the Cumberland Valley on Thursday. Thunderstorms are also
possible on Friday.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation is not anticipated.
Latest POWELL County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For POWELL County, KY
TONIGHT
Partly cloudy. Patchy valley fog. Lows in the mid 50s. Light winds.
SUNDAY
Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Light winds.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Light winds.
MONDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Light winds.
MONDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers late. Patchy valley fog late. Lows in the lower 50s. Light winds.
TUESDAY
Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Clear. Patchy valley fog. Lows around 50.
WEDNESDAY
Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
THURSDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
FRIDAY
Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s.
SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.
