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ISSUED AT 04:00 UTC ON FRIDAY APR 26 2024
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| CDT 3HR | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | |||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 47° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 76° | |||||
| TEMP | 52° | 50° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 47° | 50° | 54° | 61° | 65° | 67° | 70° | 70° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 76° | 74° | |||||
| SKY COVER | 51% | 54% | 44% | 42% | 37% | 32% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 67% | 73% | 68% | 64% | 53% | 55% | 57% | 60% | 55% | |||||
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| DEW PT | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 40° | 43° | 47° | 49° | 52° | 52° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 56° | 56° | 54° | |||||
| RH | 61% | 63% | 65% | 67% | 68% | 68% | 70% | 68% | 68% | 59% | 58% | 58% | 54% | 55% | 51% | 51% | 51% | 50% | 49% | |||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.02in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | |||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |||||
| WIND DIR | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| HeatIndex | 52 | 50 | 47 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 50 | 54 | 61 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 74 | |||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | |||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | |||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| SPRAY COND |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | |||||
| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 53.46 | 51.79 | 50.89 | 50.78 | 50.72 | 50.72 | 48.95 | 51.55 | 54.84 | 60.50 | 63.57 | 65.11 | 67.17 | 67.23 | 69.90 | 69.90 | 69.90 | 71.27 | 69.74 | |||||
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| CDT 6HR | 7P | 8P | 9P | 10P | 11P | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | 1P | 4P | 7P | 10P | 1A | 4A | 7A | 10A | 1P | 4P | 7P | 1A | 7A | 1P | 7P | 1A | 7A | 1P | 7P | 1A | 7A | 1P | 7P | 1A | 7A | 1P | 7P |
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 63° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 79° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 63° | -- | -- | 83° | -- | -- | 63° | 83° | -- | -- | 61° | 79° | -- | -- | 58° | 81° | -- | -- | 58° | 76° | -- |
| TEMP | 72° | 68° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 63° | 63° | 65° | 65° | 67° | 68° | 70° | 72° | 76° | 79° | 74° | 68° | 67° | 63° | 65° | 72° | 79° | 81° | 76° | 67° | 65° | 79° | 76° | 67° | 63° | 74° | 74° | 63° | 63° | 77° | 74° | 63° | 61° | 74° | 70° |
| SKY COVER | 51% | 58% | 65% | 72% | 72% | 73% | 73% | 75% | 78% | 81% | 77% | 74% | 70% | 72% | 73% | 75% | 77% | 81% | 57% | 39% | 13% | 13% | 9% | 4% | 6% | 13% | 9% | 4% | 23% | 28% | 47% | 67% | 85% | 80% | 47% | 13% | 20% | 31% | 28% | 31% | 40% | 49% | 34% | 23% |
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| DEW PT | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 56° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 58° | 56° | 56° | 54° | 52° | 54° | 58° | 56° | 58° | 61° | 63° | 61° | 58° | 58° | 61° | 61° | 58° | 56° | 52° | 50° |
| RH | 53% | 61% | 65% | 67% | 67% | 67% | 68% | 70% | 67% | 69% | 69% | 69% | 72% | 70% | 65% | 63% | 61% | 53% | 48% | 51% | 58% | 63% | 69% | 69% | 59% | 45% | 40% | 46% | 60% | 69% | 46% | 51% | 73% | 89% | 66% | 64% | 83% | 86% | 58% | 63% | 84% | 83% | 47% | 50% |
| POP 12HR | 29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3% | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | 1% | -- | 2% | -- | 18% | -- | 64% | -- | 54% | -- | 13% | -- | 25% | -- | 17% | -- | 25% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.03in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.01in | -- | -- | -- | -- | 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) | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| WIND DIR | SE | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | S | SW | W | NW | N | N | N |
| HeatIndex | 72 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 76 | 79 | 74 | 68 | 67 | 63 | 65 | 72 | 79 | 81 | 76 | 67 | 65 | 79 | 76 | 67 | 63 | 74 | 74 | 63 | 63 | 77 | 74 | 63 | 61 | 74 | 70 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Likely | Chance | Chance | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | -- |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SPRAY COND | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 68.59 | 66.03 | 65.42 | 63.87 | 63.87 | 63.87 | 63.91 | 63.98 | 63.87 | 62.28 | 62.28 | 63.94 | 64.05 | 65.65 | 66.23 | 67.72 | 69.17 | 71.55 | 73.22 | 69.90 | 65.87 | 65.33 | 62.28 | 63.94 | 69.02 | 72.89 | 73.67 | 70.89 | 65.20 | 63.94 | 73.00 | 71.36 | 65.78 | 62.75 | 71.16 | 70.99 | 62.61 | 62.68 | 72.80 | 70.91 | 62.63 | 60.79 | 69.57 | 66.92 |
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 RUSSELL County, Kentucky
Issued at 1200 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2024
SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS JACKSON MOCLDY 53 30 41 CALM 30.20R LONDON MOCLDY 53 37 54 N3 30.18S SOMERSET MOCLDY 55 37 50 CALM 30.16S MIDDLESBORO MOCLDY 53 43 69 CALM 30.17S MONTICELLO CLOUDY 53 40 61 E5 30.20S
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 RUSSELL County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Fri Apr 26 00:05:01 EDT 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
CLOUD COVER Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE None Tstms Tstms None
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (+3) 77 (+9) 62 81
RH % (24H TREND) 72 (-20) 43 (+8) 72 46
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 5 S 12 G20
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) Lgt/Var S 8 S 10 G19 S 12 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.04 0.02 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5803 5757
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 16 S 26
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 92016 140868
DISPERSION Good Excellent
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
LAL 1 2 2 1
HAINES INDEX 4 3 3 3
ADI EARLY 8 POOR 31 FAIR 18 GEN POOR 68 GOOD
ADI LATE 8 POOR 52 GEN GOOD 18 GEN POOR 83 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 3 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower
80s. South winds around 10 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower
80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
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 RUSSELL County, Kentucky
335 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024 /235 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024/
DAY ONE Tonight.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Friday through Wednesday.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
Latest RUSSELL County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For RUSSELL County, KY
TONIGHT
Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy in the late evening and early morning then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast winds up to 10 mph.
FRIDAY
Mostly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers in the morning, then chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Warmer. Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy. Highs around 80. South winds around 15 mph.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
SUNDAY
Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
MONDAY
Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s.
MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
TUESDAY
Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly sunny with chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. A 40 percent chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s.
WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of thunderstorms 30 percent.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of thunderstorms 30 percent.
THURSDAY
Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s.
