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

ISSUED AT 07:00 UTC ON TUESDAY APR 23 2024
DAY TUESDAY
EDT 3HR 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10A 11A NOON 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P
MAX/MIN -- -- -- -- 31° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 70°
TEMP 34° 34° 31° 31° 36° 43° 50° 58° 61° 65° 67° 70° 70° 70° 70° 68°
SKY COVER 28% 20% 12% 11% 13% 9% 6% 13% 14% 25% 35% 42% 48% 55% 63% 70%
Clouds
DEW PT 29° 29° 29° 29° 31° 31° 34° 34° 36° 36° 36° 36° 34° 34° 36° 36°
RH 78% 82% 92% 88% 81% 65% 52% 41% 37% 33% 30% 28% 26% 27% 28% 30%
POP 12HR -- -- -- -- 0% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- --
SNOWFALL -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- --
WIND SPEED(MPH) 2 2 5 5 6 7 7 8 9 10 13 14 14 14 13 9
WIND Gust(MPH) 9 10 10 14 15 15 15 16 17 21 23 24 25 26 25 24
WIND DIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
DEW Frost Frost Frost Frost Frost -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HeatIndex 32 31 27 27 31 38 50 58 61 65 67 70 70 70 70 68
Rain Showers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Thunder Storm -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Frost Areas of Areas of Areas of Areas of Areas of -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND CHILL -- -- 26° 26° 31° 39° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS
LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS 37.00 36.46 32.22 32.83 38.38 46.04 52.32 58.26 60.24 62.72 63.84 65.56 65.44 65.50 65.56 64.46



DAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY
EDT 6HR 8P 9P 10P 11P MIDN 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10A 11A NOON 1P 2P 3P 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 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 52° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 67° -- -- -- -- 34° -- -- 70° -- -- 43° 76° -- -- 56° 79° -- -- 58° 83° -- -- 58° 81° --
TEMP 65° 65° 63° 63° 61° 59° 58° 56° 54° 54° 52° 52° 52° 54° 56° 58° 61° 63° 65° 67° 65° 56° 47° 41° 36° 36° 54° 67° 70° 63° 47° 47° 76° 68° 59° 58° 76° 74° 63° 59° 81° 76° 63° 59° 81° 74°
SKY COVER 61% 69% 77% 85% 87% 89% 88% 83% 78% 73% 69% 65% 55% 53% 50% 48% 42% 35% 29% 27% 23% 6% 10% 3% 7% 14% 19% 16% 7% 7% 20% 53% 75% 69% 68% 74% 79% 53% 41% 42% 52% 45% 37% 35% 50% 62%
Clouds
DEW PT 36° 36° 38° 40° 41° 43° 45° 47° 47° 49° 49° 49° 49° 49° 49° 49° 47° 45° 45° 43° 43° 41° 40° 38° 36° 36° 38° 40° 38° 40° 38° 40° 50° 52° 50° 50° 56° 54° 54° 54° 58° 56° 54° 56° 59° 58°
RH 33% 35% 39% 42% 48% 53% 59% 69% 77% 83% 89% 88% 86% 83% 74% 68% 58% 51% 46% 43% 45% 57% 73% 88% 96% 99% 55% 37% 31% 42% 70% 79% 41% 55% 72% 77% 48% 49% 72% 83% 47% 49% 75% 86% 47% 55%
POP 12HR 5% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 89% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 6% -- -- -- 0% -- -- -- 1% -- 7% -- 30% -- 23% -- 19% -- 12% -- 17% -- 22% -- 37%
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.02in -- -- -- -- -- 0.06in -- -- -- -- -- 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) 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 5 7 7 8 9 13 8 7 7 8 7 7 7 9 7
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N NE NE NE E NE NE NE E SE S S S S S S S S SW S S S SW SW
HeatIndex 65 65 63 63 61 59 58 56 54 54 52 52 52 54 56 58 61 63 65 67 65 56 46 39 34 34 54 67 70 63 45 45 76 68 59 58 76 74 63 59 81 76 63 59 82 74
Rain Showers Slight Chance Chance Likely Definite Definite Definite Definite Definite Likely Chance Chance -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Chance Chance
Thunder Storm -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance -- -- -- -- Slight Chance -- -- Slight Chance Slight Chance
Frost -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Patchy Patchy -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND CHILL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS
LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS 62.72 62.78 61.59 61.66 60.37 58.95 58.18 56.48 54.61 54.45 52.41 52.45 52.52 54.45 56.40 58.14 60.49 61.87 63.16 64.43 63.12 56.66 48.75 42.17 36.50 36.13 55.19 64.16 65.75 61.66 48.95 48.36 70.42 65.72 58.97 58.10 71.08 69.74 62.35 58.98 74.53 71.18 62.42 58.98 74.53 70.24

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NWS 48 Hr. Forecast Maps,

Regional Hourly Observations For WOLFE County, Kentucky
Issued at 300 AM EDT TUE APR 23 2024
SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
JACKSON        PTCLDY    47  28  47 S3        30.11F                  
LONDON         MOCLDY    40  35  83 CALM      30.13F                  
SOMERSET       MOCLDY    39  36  87 CALM      30.11S                  
MIDDLESBORO    PTCLDY    36  33  87 CALM      30.16F                  
MONTICELLO     PTCLDY    36  34  92 CALM      30.15F                  


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 WOLFE County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:

Issued at: Tue Apr 23 03:05:02 EDT 2024

913 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Chance precip (%)     0            0            80           0            
Precip type           None         None         showers      None         
Temp (24H TREND)      34 (+3)      71 (+9)      50           67           
Rh % (24H TREND)      100 (+6)     22 (-3)      100          38           
20ftwnd-AM(mph)                    SW  7 G23                 NW  5        
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      SW  9 G25    SW  6 G20    NW  6        
Precip duration                                 4                         
Precip begin                                    Continuing                
Precip end                                      8 AM                      
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.09         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
Haines Index (MID)                 3                         3            
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 5300                      5100         
Transport wnd (mph)                SW 25                     NW 10        
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  116600                    45900        
ADI Early             2            85           9            52           
ADI Late              3            112          20           59           
Max LVORI Early       3            3            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        4            2            6            2            

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

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Hazardous Weather Outlook For WOLFE County, Kentucky
317 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

   FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EDT TUESDAY  

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a portion of eastern Kentucky.

 DAY ONE  Tonight.

Frost is expected late tonight in many valley locations.

 DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  Tuesday through Sunday.

Frost is expected in many valley locations early Tuesday morning, 
and possibly again Thursday morning.

Dry and breezy conditions are possible on Tuesday and could
approach critical fire weather thresholds.

Thunderstorms are possible at times from Friday night through
Sunday.

 SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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


7-Day Forecast For WOLFE County, KY


FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING

TODAY
Areas of valley frost early. Mostly sunny. Warmer with highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph this afternoon.

TONIGHT
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers overnight. Not as cool with lows in the lower 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.

WEDNESDAY
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Clear. Areas of frost late. Cooler with lows in the lower 30s valleys and around 40 ridges. North winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northeast late.

THURSDAY
Areas of frost early. Partly sunny. Highs around 70. Northeast winds around 5 mph.

THURSDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 40.

FRIDAY
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then a slight chance of showers overnight. Not as cool with lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent.

SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the morning. Highs around 80. Chance of rain 20 percent.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

MONDAY
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly cloudy with showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 60 percent.

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