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

ISSUED AT 05:00 UTC ON FRIDAY MAR 29 2024
DAY FRIDAY
EDT 3HR 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10A 11A NOON 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P
MAX/MIN -- -- -- -- -- -- 34° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 68°
TEMP 38° 38° 36° 36° 36° 34° 34° 40° 47° 52° 56° 61° 65° 67° 67° 68° 67° 63°
SKY COVER 3% 5% 7% 9% 7% 5% 3% 5% 7% 10% 7% 5% 3% 3% 4% 4% 6% 8%
Clouds
DEW PT 29° 29° 29° 29° 29° 29° 29° 31° 34° 36° 34° 32° 31° 29° 29° 29° 29° 29°
RH 66% 69% 75% 78% 78% 81% 81% 69% 60% 52% 41% 34% 27% 24% 23% 21% 24% 28%
POP 12HR -- -- -- -- -- -- 0% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- --
SNOWFALL 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- --
WIND SPEED(MPH) 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 7
WIND Gust(MPH) 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 14 10 9
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W
DEW Frost Frost Frost Frost Frost Frost Frost Frost -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HeatIndex 35 34 33 32 32 31 29 36 43 52 56 61 65 67 67 68 67 63
Rain Showers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Thunder Storm -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Frost -- -- Areas of Areas of Areas of Areas of Areas of -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND CHILL 35° 35° 32° 32° 32° 30° 29° 35° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS



DAY SATURDAY SUNDAY SUN MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
EDT 6HR 8P 9P 10P 11P MIDN 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10A 11A NOON 2P 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 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 49° -- -- -- -- -- 74° -- -- -- -- 54° -- -- 76° -- -- 58° 76° -- -- 58° 74° -- -- 40° 52° -- -- 31° 58° --
TEMP 61° 58° 56° 52° 52° 50° 49° 49° 49° 49° 49° 49° 50° 52° 56° 61° 65° 70° 74° 68° 61° 58° 56° 54° 61° 72° 76° 68° 61° 58° 72° 70° 63° 58° 74° 67° 50° 40° 49° 47° 36° 31° 52° 52°
SKY COVER 11% 12% 14% 16% 27% 38% 49% 52% 55% 58% 56% 55% 55% 57% 58% 59% 60% 58% 45% 33% 39% 50% 60% 66% 61% 55% 59% 65% 68% 78% 78% 74% 62% 63% 66% 62% 71% 77% 71% 56% 28% 14% 12% 6%
Clouds
DEW PT 31° 31° 31° 31° 32° 34° 34° 34° 34° 34° 34° 34° 36° 38° 40° 40° 41° 43° 43° 43° 47° 47° 49° 50° 54° 52° 52° 52° 52° 54° 56° 54° 56° 56° 52° 45° 40° 36° 29° 25° 27° 29° 29° 31°
RH 31% 33% 39% 44% 48% 51% 56% 53% 55% 55% 53% 56% 56% 56% 53% 47% 42% 39% 33% 40% 58% 66% 74% 86% 75% 49% 42% 54% 74% 86% 57% 59% 77% 92% 44% 47% 65% 85% 44% 41% 69% 88% 41% 43%
POP 12HR 0% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3% -- -- -- -- -- -- 15% -- -- -- 31% -- -- -- 30% -- 17% -- 28% -- 47% -- 65% -- 48% -- 30% -- 13% -- 7%
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- 0.00in -- 0.00in -- 0.01in -- 0.00in -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SNOWFALL 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND SPEED(MPH) 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 8 8 10 9 14 10 13 14 15 14 13 8 15 14 8 6 8 7
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW W W W NW
HeatIndex 61 58 56 52 52 50 47 46 45 45 46 45 50 52 56 61 65 70 74 68 61 58 56 54 61 72 76 68 61 58 72 70 63 58 74 67 50 34 44 41 30 26 52 52
Rain Showers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Slight Chance Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Chance -- -- Slight Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Likely Chance Chance Slight Chance Chance -- -- -- -- --
Thunder Storm -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Slight Chance -- -- -- Slight Chance Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Chance Slight Chance -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Frost -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Areas of -- --
WIND CHILL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35° -- -- 30° 25° -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS

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NWS 48 Hr. Forecast Maps,

Regional Hourly Observations For CLAY County, Kentucky
Issued at 100 AM EDT FRI MAR 29 2024
SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
JACKSON        CLEAR     46  26  45 SW5       30.12R                  
LONDON         CLEAR     38  32  79 CALM      30.14S                  
SOMERSET       CLEAR     39  34  81 CALM      30.14S                  
MIDDLESBORO    CLEAR     37  31  79 CALM      30.17S                  
MONTICELLO     CLEAR     31  28  89 CALM      30.18F                  


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 CLAY County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:

Issued at: Fri Mar 29 01:05:01 EDT 2024

445 PM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Precip type           None         None         None         None         
Temp (24H TREND)      30 (-4)      69 (+14)     46           75           
Rh % (24H TREND)      100 (+11)    19 (-7)      86           30           
20ftwnd-AM(mph)                    W  7 G18                  SW 10 G25    
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      W  8 G19     Lgt/Var      SW 11 G26    
Precip duration                                                           
Precip begin                                                              
Precip end                                                                
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
Haines Index (MID)                 4                         3            
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 7400                      5800         
Transport wnd (mph)                W 21                      SW 25        
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  133200                    127600       
ADI Early             5            96           7            75           
ADI Late              12           109          10           84           
Max LVORI Early       3            5            2            2            
Max LVORI Late        5            2            3            2            

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

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Hazardous Weather Outlook For CLAY County, Kentucky
1035 PM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

 DAY ONE  Tonight.

Freezing temperatures and frost will be possible in valley locations
tonight.

 DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  Friday through Wednesday.

A dry air mass along with a modest increase in westerly winds will 
result in a heightened risk of wildfires Friday afternoon.

Thunderstorms will be possible at times from Sunday afternoon  
through Tuesday night.

 SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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


7-Day Forecast For CLAY County, KY

OVERNIGHT
Clear. Areas of frost with patchy valley fog. Lows in the lower 30s. South winds around 5 mph.

FRIDAY
Areas of frost with patchy valley fog early. Sunny, warmer with highs around 70. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

SATURDAY
Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

SUNDAY
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.

MONDAY
Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.

TUESDAY
Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 70 percent.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Much cooler with lows in the upper 30s. Chance of rain 50 percent.

WEDNESDAY
Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Much cooler with highs in the mid 50s.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers in the evening. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of rain 20 percent.

THURSDAY
Areas of frost early. Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.

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