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ISSUED AT 10:00 UTC ON FRIDAY APR 19 2024
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| EDT 3HR | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | 61° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70° | ||||
| TEMP | 61° | 63° | 63° | 65° | 67° | 68° | 70° | 68° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 63° | 61° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 90% | 93% | 87% | 76% | 79% | 78% | 74% | 73% | 84% | 79% | 75% | 75% | 82% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 58° | 59° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 58° | 56° | 54° | 54° | 52° | ||||
| RH | 90% | 90% | 93% | 86% | 80% | 78% | 75% | 75% | 73% | 69% | 69% | 70% | 72% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | 79% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | 0.45in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.17in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | ||||
| WIND DIR | S | SW | SW | SW | W | W | W | W | NW | NW | NW | N | N | ||||
| DEW | Mod Dew | -- | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Lgt Dew | Lgt Dew | Lgt Dew | Lgt Dew | Lgt Dew | -- | -- | Lgt Dew | Lgt Dew | ||||
| HeatIndex | 61 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 61 | ||||
| Rain Showers | Likely | Definite | Definite | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Thunder Storm | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SPRAY COND |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| DRY COND |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 60.88 | 62.77 | 62.84 | 64.52 | 66.10 | 66.89 | 68.46 | 66.73 | 65.78 | 65.60 | 63.94 | 62.31 | 60.66 | ||||
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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 | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 65° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41° | -- | -- | 58° | -- | -- | 36° | 65° | -- | -- | 40° | 72° | -- | -- | 50° | 67° | -- | -- | 43° | 70° | -- |
| TEMP | 61° | 59° | 58° | 56° | 54° | 52° | 52° | 49° | 49° | 47° | 45° | 45° | 43° | 47° | 52° | 54° | 56° | 59° | 61° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 58° | 52° | 47° | 43° | 43° | 50° | 54° | 58° | 54° | 40° | 38° | 63° | 58° | 43° | 43° | 68° | 65° | 56° | 54° | 65° | 61° | 49° | 45° | 67° | 63° |
| SKY COVER | 81% | 75% | 69% | 70% | 71% | 72% | 65% | 59% | 56% | 55% | 57% | 44% | 26% | 10% | 12% | 15% | 20% | 24% | 29% | 40% | 52% | 63% | 56% | 76% | 71% | 63% | 88% | 78% | 78% | 67% | 41% | 25% | 23% | 6% | 3% | 7% | 21% | 53% | 71% | 64% | 60% | 40% | 22% | 21% | 32% | 22% | 26% |
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| DEW PT | 52° | 50° | 49° | 47° | 47° | 43° | 40° | 40° | 38° | 36° | 36° | 34° | 34° | 36° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 32° | 31° | 31° | 32° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 32° | 38° | 36° | 36° | 43° | 45° | 47° | 49° | 45° | 43° | 38° | 36° | 40° | 41° |
| RH | 72% | 72% | 71% | 74% | 76% | 71% | 65% | 68% | 68% | 67% | 67% | 67% | 70% | 65% | 52% | 45% | 41% | 37% | 35% | 33% | 33% | 32% | 40% | 49% | 55% | 64% | 64% | 50% | 41% | 35% | 41% | 70% | 75% | 31% | 45% | 73% | 75% | 39% | 49% | 71% | 83% | 49% | 51% | 65% | 70% | 36% | 44% |
| POP 12HR | 93% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2% | -- | -- | -- | 6% | -- | -- | -- | 5% | -- | 2% | -- | 0% | -- | 0% | -- | 17% | -- | 47% | -- | 27% | -- | 13% | -- | 16% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.02in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.01in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 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) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| WIND DIR | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NE | N | N | N | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SE | S | SW | W | SW | W | NW | N | NE | NE | NE | NE |
| HeatIndex | 61 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 45 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 58 | 52 | 44 | 38 | 38 | 50 | 54 | 58 | 54 | 36 | 34 | 63 | 58 | 40 | 39 | 68 | 65 | 56 | 54 | 65 | 61 | 45 | 40 | 67 | 63 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 39° | 39° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35° | 34° | -- | -- | 39° | 39° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40° | -- | -- |
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| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 60.66 | 58.97 | 58.13 | 56.40 | 54.63 | 53.08 | 53.31 | 50.72 | 50.72 | 49.14 | 47.50 | 47.50 | 45.61 | 49.27 | 53.80 | 55.45 | 56.91 | 58.93 | 60.21 | 61.45 | 61.45 | 61.43 | 58.26 | 53.91 | 49.92 | 46.13 | 46.13 | 52.42 | 55.56 | 58.29 | 55.56 | 43.10 | 40.86 | 61.41 | 58.24 | 45.35 | 45.17 | 64.91 | 63.26 | 56.45 | 54.45 | 63.26 | 60.41 | 50.89 | 47.28 | 64.11 | 61.71 |
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 LAUREL County, Kentucky
Issued at 700 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2024
SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS JACKSON LGT RAIN 61 60 97 CALM 29.99R LONDON RAIN 62 60 93 CALM 30.02R FOG SOMERSET CLOUDY 61 61 100 CALM 29.98F MIDDLESBORO CLOUDY 60 57 91 CALM 30.01R MONTICELLO CLOUDY 60 60 100 E5 30.02F
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 LAUREL County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Fri Apr 19 07:05:01 EDT 2024
342 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Chance precip (%) 90 0 0
Precip type tstms None None
Temp (24H TREND) 69-72 (-11) 36-49 (-12) 63-66
Rh % (24H TREND) 54-81 (+50) 65-100 (+6) 26-41
20ftwnd-AM(mph) SW 2-6 G17 Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) NW 3-7 G18 Lgt/Var NW 2-6 G14
Precip duration 2
Precip begin 8 AM
Precip end 6 PM
Precip amount 0.17 0.00 0.00
LAL 3 1 1
Haines Index (MID) 3 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 2200 6000
Transport wnd (mph) W 13 NW 15
Vent rate (kt-ft) 24200 78000
ADI Early 34 7 86
ADI Late 35 9 105
Max LVORI Early 5 4 3
Max LVORI Late 3 4 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 LAUREL County, Kentucky
314 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024
DAY ONE Today and tonight.
Thunderstorms are possible through this afternoon, and may possibly
linger into this evening near the Virginia border. Storms could
produce gusty winds, small hail, and brief downpours.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Saturday through Thursday.
Frost is possible in many locations early Monday morning.
Thunderstorms are possible in some locations Tuesday night.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
Latest LAUREL County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For LAUREL County, KY
TODAY
Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. Showers, mainly this morning. Not as warm with highs in the lower 70s. Temperature falling into the mid 60s this afternoon. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northwest with gusts up to 20 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent.
TONIGHT
Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Much cooler. Less humid with lows in the lower 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
SATURDAY
Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds around 5 mph.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Widespread frost late. Lows in the mid 30s.
MONDAY
Widespread frost early. Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
MONDAY NIGHT
Clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
TUESDAY
Patchy frost early. Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Not as cool with lows in the lower 50s.
WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the lower 40s.
THURSDAY
Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
