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ISSUED AT 16:00 UTC ON THURSDAY SEP 20 2018
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| EDT 3HR | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 90° | ||||
| TEMP | 88° | 90° | 90° | 90° | 88° | 86° | 83° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 12% | 18% | 23% | 28% | 33% | 25% | 18% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | ||||
| RH | 53% | 53% | 52% | 52% | 55% | 56% | 62% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| WIND DIR | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | S | S | ||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 94 | 96 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 92 | 88 | ||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Fog | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
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| DRY COND |  | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS |  80.45 | 81.93 | 81.76 | 81.76 | 80.77 | 79.42 |  77.94 | ||||
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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 | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 68° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 88° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 65° | -- | -- | 76° | -- | -- | 59° | 72° | -- | -- | 59° | 79° | -- | -- | 63° | 77° | -- | -- | 65° | 76° | -- |
| TEMP | 79° | 76° | 74° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 70° | 68° | 68° | 72° | 76° | 81° | 83° | 86° | 88° | 88° | 86° | 85° | 81° | 76° | 76° | 76° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 72° | 68° | 65° | 72° | 74° | 74° | 67° | 63° | 59° | 70° | 67° | 61° | 63° | 79° | 72° | 67° | 65° | 77° | 70° | 67° | 65° | 76° | 67° |
| SKY COVER | 11% | 11% | 11% | 12% | 18% | 24% | 30% | 28% | 26% | 24% | 21% | 18% | 15% | 19% | 19% | 20% | 25% | 36% | 42% | 45% | 51% | 54% | 52% | 48% | 46% | 51% | 63% | 69% | 69% | 70% | 89% | 85% | 92% | 91% | 93% | 88% | 87% | 88% | 83% | 73% | 75% | 80% | 66% | 69% | 67% | 75% | 78% | 68% | 77% | 73% | 88% | 76% |
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| DEW PT | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 68° | 68° | 68° | 68° | 68° | 68° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 68° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 68° | 68° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 68° | 68° | 68° | 67° | 67° | 63° | 65° | 65° | 63° | 63° | 61° | 58° | 61° | 61° | 58° | 61° | 67° | 65° | 63° | 63° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 67° | 63° |
| RH | 71% | 79% | 84% | 89% | 90% | 89% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 93% | 96% | 97% | 87% | 76% | 69% | 63% | 57% | 55% | 53% | 54% | 60% | 68% | 78% | 79% | 81% | 81% | 81% | 84% | 86% | 93% | 96% | 79% | 71% | 68% | 87% | 92% | 96% | 72% | 80% | 93% | 96% | 66% | 81% | 89% | 96% | 70% | 87% | 93% | 96% | 73% | 87% |
| POP 12HR | 5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 39% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 56% | -- | -- | -- | 39% | -- | 55% | -- | 55% | -- | 42% | -- | 36% | -- | 43% | -- | 49% | -- | 61% | -- | 57% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.03in | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.04in | -- | 0.05in | -- | 0.02in | -- | 0.04in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| WIND DIR | SE | SE | SE | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | W | N | NE | NE | N | N | NE | NE | NE | NE | E | E | E | S | SE | SE | S | S | S | S | S | W | W |
| HeatIndex | 83 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 91 | 89 | 84 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 68 | 65 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 63 | 59 | 70 | 67 | 61 | 63 | 79 | 72 | 67 | 65 | 77 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 76 | 67 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Likely | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Likely | Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | -- |
| Fog | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Areas of | Areas of | Areas of | Areas of | Areas of | Areas of | Areas of | Areas of | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Patchy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Patchy | -- | -- | Patchy | Patchy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 75.78 | 74.01 | 72.66 | 71.20 | 71.27 | 71.20 | 71.27 | 71.27 | 71.27 | 71.27 | 69.57 | 67.80 | 67.85 | 71.06 | 73.73 | 77.21 | 78.08 | 79.57 | 80.77 | 80.45 | 79.12 | 79.24 | 77.09 | 73.92 | 74.01 | 74.20 | 72.41 | 72.41 | 72.66 | 70.98 | 67.65 | 64.86 | 70.48 | 71.58 | 71.32 | 66.41 | 62.82 | 59.00 | 68.28 | 66.10 | 60.92 | 62.91 | 75.22 | 70.62 | 66.50 | 64.86 | 74.00 | 69.20 | 66.68 | 64.86 | 73.45 | 66.41 |
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 100 PM EDT THU SEP 20 2018
NORTHEAST KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LEXINGTON NOT AVBL COVINGTON NOT AVBL FRANKFORT 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 POWELL County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Thu Sep 20 13:05:01 EDT 2018
Clay City, Stanton, Frenchburg, Brodhead, Mount Vernon, McKee,
Annville, Burnside, Somerset, London, Monticello, Stearns,
Whitley City, Corbin, Williamsburg, Barbourville, Middlesboro,
Pineville, Cumberland, Harlan, Sandy Hook, West Liberty,
Paintsville, Campton, Salyersville, Prestonsburg, Wheelwright,
Beattyville, Jackson, Hindman, Pippa Passes, Booneville, Hazard,
Manchester, Hyden, Jenkins, Whitesburg, Inez, Coal Run,
Elkhorn City, Pikeville, and South Williamson
500 AM EDT Thu Sep 20 2018
Today Tonight Fri
Cloud Cover MClear MClear MClear
Chance precip (%) 0 0 30
Precip type None None showers
Temp (24H TREND) 87-90 (+2) 64-71 (+4) 85-88
Rh % (24H TREND) 46-51 (+1) 84-100 (+1) 48-53
20ftwnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5-9 G15
20ftwnd-PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 4-8 G15
Precip duration 1
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.01
LAL 1 1 2
Haines Index (MID) 3 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6100 7100
Transport wnd (mph) SW 3 SW 17
Vent rate (kt-ft) 18294 109150
ADI Early 19 Gen Poor 2 Very Poor 76 Good
ADI Late 28 Fair 5 Very Poor 82 Good
Max LVORI Early 8 6 6
Max LVORI Late 3 7 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 POWELL County, Kentucky
410 AM EDT Thu Sep 20 2018
DAY ONE Today and Tonight.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Friday through Wednesday.
Thunderstorms will be possible Friday through Saturday and again
Monday and Wednesday, mainly during the afternoon and early
evening hours.
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
THIS AFTERNOON
Warm, sunny. Highs around 90. Light winds.
TONIGHT
Mostly clear. Areas of valley fog. Lows in the upper 60s. Light winds.
FRIDAY
Warm. Mostly sunny. Areas of valley fog early. A slight chance of showers late in the morning. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely late. Lows in the mid 60s. Light winds. Chance of rain 60 percent.
SATURDAY
Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s. Light winds.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Cloudy with showers likely. Patchy valley fog. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Patchy valley fog. Lows around 60.
MONDAY
Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Patchy valley fog. Lows in the mid 60s.
TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Patchy valley fog. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
WEDNESDAY
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
