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ISSUED AT 15:00 UTC ON WEDNESDAY APR 24 2024
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| EDT 3HR | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 63° | ||||
| TEMP | 56° | 58° | 61° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 61° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 71% | 65% | 56% | 49% | 42% | 35% | 28% | 22% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 45° | 40° | 38° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | ||||
| RH | 66% | 51% | 40% | 37% | 37% | 35% | 34% | 39% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | 0.01in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||
| WIND DIR | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | ||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 56 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 61 | ||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SPRAY COND |  |  | | | | | |  | ||||
| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 56.52 | 58.22 | 60.27 | 61.54 | 61.54 | 61.50 | 61.48 | 60.26 | ||||
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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 | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 63° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 47° | -- | -- | 65° | -- | -- | 56° | 72° | -- | -- | 56° | 76° | -- | -- | 58° | 76° | -- | -- | 58° | 74° | -- |
| TEMP | 58° | 56° | 52° | 50° | 47° | 45° | 45° | 45° | 41° | 40° | 40° | 40° | 40° | 45° | 47° | 52° | 56° | 58° | 61° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 59° | 61° | 58° | 56° | 54° | 49° | 47° | 49° | 58° | 63° | 61° | 61° | 58° | 56° | 68° | 67° | 58° | 58° | 74° | 70° | 59° | 59° | 74° | 72° | 63° | 59° | 70° | 70° |
| SKY COVER | 15% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 13% | 18% | 23% | 30% | 37% | 44% | 54% | 40% | 43% | 67% | 72% | 78% | 60% | 72% | 85% | 67% | 35% | 24% | 11% | 21% | 19% | 25% | 20% | 35% | 40% | 51% | 75% | 50% | 34% |
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| DEW PT | 38° | 38° | 40° | 40° | 40° | 40° | 40° | 40° | 40° | 40° | 40° | 38° | 40° | 40° | 38° | 34° | 32° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 32° | 34° | 34° | 36° | 36° | 34° | 36° | 40° | 45° | 47° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 50° | 52° | 50° | 52° | 52° | 54° | 52° | 54° | 54° | 56° | 52° | 52° |
| RH | 45% | 51% | 61% | 68% | 76% | 82% | 85% | 85% | 96% | 99% | 99% | 96% | 96% | 82% | 67% | 50% | 42% | 36% | 32% | 30% | 28% | 28% | 30% | 35% | 36% | 40% | 47% | 50% | 58% | 62% | 68% | 62% | 54% | 62% | 64% | 72% | 80% | 48% | 52% | 74% | 77% | 44% | 50% | 74% | 80% | 46% | 53% | 72% | 86% | 52% | 54% |
| POP 12HR | 24% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11% | -- | -- | -- | 27% | -- | 15% | -- | 3% | -- | 1% | -- | 4% | -- | 6% | -- | 22% | -- | 41% | -- | 48% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 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 | 0in | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 10 |
| WIND DIR | N | N | N | N | N | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | N | N | N | NW | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | N | NE | NE | NE | E | SE | SE | S | S | S | SE | SE | S | S | S | S | SE | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | W | W |
| HeatIndex | 58 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 43 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 42 | 46 | 52 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 59 | 61 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 44 | 42 | 43 | 58 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 56 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 58 | 74 | 70 | 59 | 59 | 74 | 72 | 63 | 59 | 70 | 70 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40° | 40° | 41° | 36° | 35° | 35° | 35° | 36° | 43° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 58.24 | 56.75 | 53.46 | 51.55 | 48.56 | 46.37 | 46.14 | 46.14 | 41.39 | 40.10 | 40.10 | 40.41 | 40.41 | 46.37 | 49.14 | 53.87 | 56.89 | 58.28 | 60.18 | 61.38 | 61.34 | 61.34 | 61.38 | 58.93 | 60.23 | 58.26 | 56.82 | 55.32 | 51.26 | 49.47 | 50.72 | 58.17 | 61.94 | 60.54 | 60.56 | 58.12 | 56.31 | 65.37 | 64.84 | 58.11 | 58.10 | 69.32 | 66.92 | 58.97 | 58.98 | 69.49 | 68.59 | 62.35 | 58.98 | 67.04 | 67.17 |
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 HARLAN County, Kentucky
Issued at 1100 AM EDT WED APR 24 2024
...EASTERN KENTUCKY... CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS JACKSON MOSUNNY 62 51 67 CALM 30.08R LONDON PTSUNNY 61 51 70 VRB5 30.09R SOMERSET* MOSUNNY 64 52 63 CALM 30.08R MONTICELLO* SUNNY 64 53 67 W7 30.12R WILLIAMSBURG* PTSUNNY 63 50 63 W6 30.10R MIDDLESBORO* MOSUNNY 61 52 72 CALM 30.10S HARLAN APT* PTSUNNY 62 53 70 SW6 30.09R PIKE CO APT* CLOUDY 58 53 85 SW5 30.08R BIG SANDY APT* PTSUNNY 61 50 67 W6 30.07R MOREHEAD APT* PTSUNNY 59 48 67 NW7 30.09R ASHLAND* PTSUNNY 62 51 67 W8 30.07R
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 HARLAN County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Wed Apr 24 11:05:02 EDT 2024
556 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Precip type None None None
Temp (24H TREND) 66-69 (-4) 37-43 (-9) 66-71
Rh % (24H TREND) 28-47 (+28) 76-100 (+9) 20-39
20ftwnd-AM(mph) W 3-7 G14 Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) NW 4-8 G13 N 2-6 N 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) 6400 4600
Transport wnd (mph) NW 10 NW 2
Vent rate (kt-ft) 57600 9200
ADI Early 67 5 13
ADI Late 80 4 16
Max LVORI Early 5 4 5
Max LVORI Late 2 7 2
Remarks...Ranges of MIN T over 8 degrees & ranges of MAX
RH over 10% indicate the likelihood of thermal belts. ADI IS
Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility
Occurrence Risk Index.
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 HARLAN County, Kentucky
510 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024
DAY ONE Today and tonight.
Patchy frost will be possible in sheltered valleys mainly near and
north of the Mountain Parkway late tonight.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Thursday through Tuesday.
Areas of frost will be possible in sheltered valleys east of I-75
late Thursday night.
Thunderstorms are possible Friday afternoon and evening, mainly
along and west of a line from Mount Sterling to Somerset.
Thunderstorms are possible at times across all of eastern Kentucky
from Monday afternoon through Tuesday evening.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation is not anticipated.
Latest HARLAN County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For HARLAN County, KY
THIS AFTERNOON
Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
TONIGHT
Clear. Patchy valley fog late. Cooler with lows in the lower 40s. North winds around 5 mph.
THURSDAY
Patchy valley fog early. Sunny. Highs around 70. Light and variable winds, becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s valleys and in the upper 40s ridges. North winds around 5 mph, becoming east late.
FRIDAY
Partly cloudy in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the evening. Not as cool with lows around 60. Chance of rain 20 percent.
SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Highs around 80.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
SUNDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
MONDAY
Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
MONDAY 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 lower 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
TUESDAY
Showers likely. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
