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ISSUED AT 08:00 UTC ON THURSDAY MAY 24 2018
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| EDT 3HR | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | 54° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 85° | ||||
| TEMP | 58° | 56° | 54° | 61° | 65° | 70° | 74° | 76° | 79° | 81° | 83° | 83° | 83° | 83° | 81° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 9% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 14% | 14% | 14% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 58° | 56° | 54° | 58° | 61° | 61° | 63° | 63° | 61° | 59° | 58° | 59° | 58° | 61° | 61° | ||||
| RH | 99% | 96% | 99% | 89% | 83% | 73% | 68% | 61% | 52% | 47% | 44% | 44% | 43% | 47% | 48% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| WIND DIR | E | NE | NE | E | E | E | E | E | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ||||
| DEW | Hvy Dew | Hvy Dew | Hvy Dew | Hvy Dew | Hvy Dew | Lgt Dew | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 58 | 56 | 54 | 61 | 65 | 70 | 74 | 76 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 82 | ||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Fog | Areas of | Areas of | Areas of | Widespread | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SPRAY COND |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| DRY COND |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS |  58.00 | 56.06 | 54.03 | 60.87 | 64.42 | 68.34 | 71.32 | 72.31 | 73.67 | 74.53 | 75.55 | 75.55 | 75.41 | 75.95 | 74.65 | ||||
| DAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 63° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 85° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 67° | -- | -- | 85° | -- | -- | 67° | 85° | -- | -- | 65° | 85° | -- | -- | 65° | 85° | -- | -- | 65° | 86° | -- |
| TEMP | 79° | 76° | 72° | 70° | 68° | 67° | 68° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 67° | 68° | 72° | 76° | 79° | 83° | 85° | 85° | 85° | 85° | 85° | 79° | 72° | 68° | 67° | 68° | 79° | 83° | 85° | 77° | 67° | 68° | 85° | 76° | 67° | 67° | 83° | 76° | 65° | 67° | 83° | 76° | 67° | 67° | 85° | 79° |
| SKY COVER | 14% | 15% | 16% | 17% | 18% | 19% | 19% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 21% | 25% | 30% | 32% | 35% | 38% | 41% | 47% | 56% | 57% | 59% | 59% | 59% | 56% | 54% | 65% | 70% | 64% | 76% | 69% | 73% | 65% | 70% | 76% | 80% | 82% | 74% | 73% | 69% | 72% | 67% | 76% | 73% | 75% | 70% | 82% | 77% |
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| DEW PT | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 67° | 67° | 68° | 68° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 68° | 68° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 67° | 70° | 68° | 70° | 70° | 67° | 67° | 70° | 70° | 65° | 65° | 68° | 68° | 65° | 65° | 68° | 70° | 67° | 67° | 70° | 70° |
| RH | 55% | 61% | 68% | 75% | 78% | 83% | 84% | 86% | 89% | 93% | 96% | 93% | 90% | 84% | 76% | 69% | 62% | 56% | 55% | 53% | 55% | 58% | 71% | 83% | 92% | 96% | 93% | 71% | 61% | 60% | 76% | 96% | 96% | 62% | 79% | 93% | 97% | 60% | 76% | 100% | 96% | 61% | 78% | 96% | 96% | 58% | 76% |
| POP 12HR | 2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37% | -- | -- | -- | 29% | -- | -- | -- | 46% | -- | 37% | -- | 50% | -- | 36% | -- | 22% | -- | 14% | -- | 48% | -- | 30% | -- | 59% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | 0.05in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.03in | -- | 0.13in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 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 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| WIND DIR | NE | NE | NE | E | E | E | E | SE | SE | SE | SE | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | S | S | SW | SE | S | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | SE | SE |
| HeatIndex | 79 | 76 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 82 | 86 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 79 | 72 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 83 | 87 | 89 | 77 | 67 | 68 | 90 | 76 | 67 | 67 | 87 | 76 | 65 | 67 | 87 | 76 | 67 | 67 | 90 | 79 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Isolated | Isolated | Isolated | Scattered | Scattered | Scattered | Scattered | Scattered | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | -- | Chance | Chance | Chance |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Isolated | Isolated | Isolated | Scattered | Scattered | Scattered | Scattered | Scattered | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | -- |
| Fog | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Areas of | Areas of | Areas of | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | Patchy | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 74.00 | 72.31 | 69.68 | 68.46 | 66.89 | 66.23 | 67.19 | 66.37 | 66.50 | 64.76 | 64.86 | 66.68 | 67.49 | 70.84 | 73.73 | 75.56 | 77.94 |  78.66 | 78.52 | 78.23 | 78.52 | 78.95 | 75.78 | 70.77 | 67.60 | 66.82 | 67.65 | 75.78 | 77.81 | 79.24 | 74.60 | 66.82 | 67.80 | 79.52 | 74.01 | 66.68 | 66.86 | 77.68 | 73.73 | 65.00 | 66.82 | 77.81 | 73.92 | 66.82 | 66.82 | 78.95 | 76.33 |
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 AM EDT THU MAY 24 2018
NORTHEAST KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LEXINGTON FAIR 65 56 72 E8 30.16S COVINGTON FAIR 63 56 78 E5 30.17S FRANKFORT FAIR 64 56 75 NE5 30.15S
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 May 24 04:05:01 EDT 2018
519 AM EDT Wed May 23 2018
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud Cover PCldy MClear MClear
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Precip type None None None
Temp (24H TREND) 81-82 (+3) 52-60 (-3) 84-85
Rh % (24H TREND) 49-52 (-9) 87-100 (0) 41-44
20ftwnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var NE 2-6
20ftwnd-PM(mph) N 2-6 Lgt/Var E 2-6
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index (MID) 3 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5800 4900
Transport wnd (mph) N 7 E 7
Vent rate (kt-ft) 34591 28144
ADI Early 25 Fair 5 Very Poor 29 Fair
ADI Late 33 Fair 10 Poor 36 Fair
Max LVORI Early 8 5 5
Max LVORI Late 3 7 2
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
325 AM EDT Thu May 24 2018
DAY ONE Today and Tonight.
Areas of dense valley fog will be found near the rivers early this
morning.
Thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon, mainly just for
locations near the Virginia border.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Friday through Wednesday.
Thunderstorms will be possible each day, mainly during the
afternoon and evening.
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
TODAY
Warm, sunny. Areas of dense valley fog early. Highs in the mid 80s. Light winds.
TONIGHT
Mostly clear. Areas of valley fog near dawn. Lows in the mid 60s. Light winds.
FRIDAY
Warm. Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms early, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Light winds. Chance of rain 40 percent.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Patchy valley fog late. Lows in the upper 60s. Light winds. Chance of rain 30 percent.
SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Light winds.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy valley fog. Lows in the mid 60s.
SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy valley fog. Lows in the mid 60s.
MEMORIAL DAY
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.
MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Patchy valley fog. Lows in the mid 60s.
TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
WEDNESDAY
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.
