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UKAWC 1st Detectors/1st Responders Precision Weather Forecast For WHITLEY County, Kentucky
(based on the NWS County Digital Forecast)

ISSUED AT 14:00 UTC ON THURSDAY JAN 23 2025
DAY THURSDAY
EDT 3HR 11A NOON 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P
MAX/MIN -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36°
TEMP 23° 29° 31° 32° 36° 36° 36° 34° 31°
SKY COVER 6% 21% 31% 44% 53% 52% 48% 65% 63%
Clouds
DEW PT 11° 13° 16° 18° 18° 18°
RH 47% 40% 41% 40% 39% 41% 47% 48% 56%
POP 12HR -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- --
SNOWFALL -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- --
WIND SPEED(MPH) 7 8 8 9 9 8 8 7 6
WIND Gust(MPH) 16 17 16 16 16 16 15 14 10
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W W W
DEW -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HeatIndex 14 20 22 24 28 30 29 29 26
Snow -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Snow Showers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Rain Showers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND CHILL 15° 21° 24° 24° 29° 30° 30° 28° 25°
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS



DAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY
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 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 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 20° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29° -- -- -- -- -- -- 14° -- -- 43° -- -- 27° 43° -- -- 27° 43° -- -- 29° 47° -- -- 29° 49° --
TEMP 29° 29° 29° 27° 27° 27° 25° 25° 23° 23° 22° 22° 20° 20° 20° 22° 25° 27° 27° 29° 29° 29° 27° 25° 23° 22° 20° 20° 16° 16° 18° 27° 40° 43° 36° 29° 29° 40° 38° 29° 27° 40° 38° 31° 29° 43° 40° 32° 29° 47° 43°
SKY COVER 67% 74% 78% 81% 83% 90% 91% 89% 90% 93% 86% 79% 73% 72% 68% 65% 60% 55% 50% 38% 26% 14% 14% 13% 13% 9% 6% 2% 2% 7% 10% 5% 16% 25% 55% 66% 83% 84% 70% 77% 67% 38% 27% 15% 21% 13% 10% 18% 31% 47% 65%
Clouds
DEW PT 18° 18° 20° 20° 20° 20° 20° 20° 20° 20° 18° 18° 16° 16° 14° 14° 13° 13° 13° 11° 11° 11° 11° 11° 11° 11° 11° 11° 11° 11° 11° 13° 14° 16° 18° 18° 20° 27° 27° 27° 27° 25° 25° 25° 23° 25° 27° 25° 25° 27° 29°
RH 63% 66% 68% 71% 77% 77% 80% 84% 84% 84% 88% 84% 84% 84% 77% 71% 62% 54% 52% 47% 46% 46% 48% 54% 59% 62% 67% 70% 76% 76% 73% 57% 34% 33% 47% 63% 72% 57% 66% 92% 95% 52% 59% 74% 81% 49% 59% 75% 88% 47% 57%
POP 12HR 0% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 24% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9% -- -- -- -- -- 0% -- -- -- 0% -- 1% -- 6% -- 17% -- 18% -- 6% -- 8% -- 8% -- 7%
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.01in -- -- -- -- -- 0.01in -- -- -- -- -- 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 0in 0in -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND SPEED(MPH) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 7 7 2 5 2 6 1 0 1 7 6 6 6 9 6 5 5 7 5
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW S S S S SW SW S SW SW W W SW SW W W W SW W W W SW W W
HeatIndex 26 25 25 24 23 23 21 20 19 19 17 17 16 14 16 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 20 23 22 20 20 16 16 18 20 35 40 34 25 25 37 38 29 27 35 33 26 22 38 35 28 23 43 40
Snow -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Snow Showers -- -- Chance Chance Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Chance -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Rain Showers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Chance -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND CHILL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 16° 18° 20° 20° 22° 22° 22° 21° 19° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 21° 35° 39° -- 24° -- 36° -- -- -- 35° 34° 25° 23° 38° 36° 28° 24° -- 40°
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS

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NWS 48 Hr. Forecast Maps,

Regional Hourly Observations For WHITLEY County, Kentucky
Issued at 900 AM EST THU JAN 23 2025
SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
JACKSON        SUNNY     22   6  50 S6        30.22S WCI  14          
LONDON         SUNNY     22   6  50 S6        30.26R WCI  14          
SOMERSET       SUNNY     21   9  58 S5        30.26S WCI  15          
MIDDLESBORO    MOSUNNY   16  12  84 CALM      30.30S                  
MONTICELLO     SUNNY     26  12  55 SW7       30.30R WCI  18          


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 WHITLEY County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:

Issued at: Thu Jan 23 09:05:01 AM EST 2025

506 AM EST Thu Jan 23 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Chance precip (%)     0            20           10           
Precip type           None         flurries     flurries     
Temp (24H TREND)      37 (+10)     17 (+4)      31           
Rh % (24H TREND)      31 (+1)      100 (+26)    40           
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       W  5 G17     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip duration                    1            1            
Precip begin                                                 
Precip end                                                   
Precip amount         0.00         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
Haines Index (MID)    2                         3            
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    5700                      4600         
Transport wnd (mph)   W 17                      W 13         
Vent rate (kt-ft)     85500                     50600        
ADI Early             49           5            33           
ADI Late              67           12           46           
Max LVORI Early       3            4            4            
Max LVORI Late        2            5            3            

Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.        
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook For WHITLEY County, Kentucky
235 AM EST Thu Jan 23 2025

 DAY ONE  Today and tonight.

Flurries and a few snow showers are possible this evening and
tonight. Any accumulations will be very minor, generally less than 
one half inch. 

 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 WHITLEY County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.: UKAWC Drought Page, Kentucky Drought Watch


7-Day Forecast For WHITLEY County, KY

TODAY
Sunny this morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Not as cool with highs in the upper 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

TONIGHT
Mostly cloudy. A chance of flurries in the evening, then a chance of snow showers overnight. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows in the lower 20s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of snow 30 percent.

FRIDAY
Mostly cloudy with a chance of flurries in the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 30s. West winds around 5 mph.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Clear, cold with lows around 13. West winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.

SATURDAY
Sunny in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. Not as cool with highs in the mid 40s. South winds around 5 mph.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the upper 20s.

SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. A chance of flurries after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s.

MONDAY
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow in the morning, then partly sunny with sprinkles possible in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.

MONDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.

TUESDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs around 50.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s.

Ag Weather Center, Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky