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ISSUED AT 07:00 UTC ON SATURDAY APR 20 2024
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| EDT 3HR | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | 45° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 61° | ||||
| TEMP | 49° | 49° | 45° | 45° | 45° | 45° | 49° | 49° | 52° | 56° | 58° | 59° | 61° | 61° | 59° | 56° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 83% | 82% | 79% | 71% | 69% | 67% | 54% | 41% | 17% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 5% | 22% | 31% | 38% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 47° | 45° | 43° | 41° | 38° | 38° | 36° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 32° | 32° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | ||||
| RH | 92% | 86% | 92% | 89% | 79% | 73% | 62% | 56% | 47% | 42% | 39% | 36% | 33% | 31% | 33% | 38% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | ||||
| WIND DIR | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | ||||
| DEW | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Lgt Dew | Lgt Dew | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 47 | 47 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 46 | 46 | 52 | 56 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 56 | ||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Frost | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | 43° | 42° | 41° | 42° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
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| DRY COND |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 49.43 | 49.75 | 45.61 | 45.83 | 46.59 | 47.05 | 51.05 | 51.37 | 53.98 | 56.89 | 58.27 | 58.93 | 60.19 | 60.17 | 58.93 | 56.95 | ||||
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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 | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 52° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32° | -- | -- | 59° | -- | -- | 34° | 67° | -- | -- | 52° | 63° | -- | -- | 34° | 65° | -- | -- | 45° | 67° | -- |
| TEMP | 54° | 50° | 49° | 47° | 45° | 43° | 40° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 40° | 43° | 45° | 47° | 47° | 49° | 52° | 47° | 40° | 36° | 32° | 36° | 47° | 56° | 59° | 52° | 36° | 38° | 63° | 59° | 52° | 52° | 61° | 54° | 36° | 36° | 61° | 56° | 45° | 47° | 65° | 63° |
| SKY COVER | 54% | 44% | 44% | 33% | 56% | 54% | 54% | 69% | 61% | 70% | 81% | 80% | 84% | 80% | 89% | 92% | 92% | 84% | 76% | 43% | 26% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 10% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 9% | 29% | 50% | 56% | 77% | 31% | 15% | 30% | 14% | 19% | 30% | 39% | 34% | 56% | 62% |
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| DEW PT | 31° | 32° | 32° | 32° | 32° | 32° | 32° | 32° | 32° | 32° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 32° | 31° | 31° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 31° | 27° | 31° | 36° | 38° | 38° | 43° | 43° | 38° | 34° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 32° | 36° | 45° | 45° |
| RH | 41% | 50% | 51% | 57% | 62% | 64% | 73% | 79% | 78% | 78% | 85% | 85% | 82% | 75% | 64% | 58% | 51% | 49% | 47% | 36% | 47% | 59% | 69% | 78% | 72% | 47% | 34% | 31% | 42% | 72% | 75% | 36% | 44% | 60% | 71% | 53% | 56% | 92% | 96% | 39% | 45% | 60% | 65% | 46% | 51% |
| POP 12HR | 3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13% | -- | -- | -- | 2% | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | 0% | -- | 3% | -- | 40% | -- | 41% | -- | 12% | -- | 11% | -- | 16% | -- | 31% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| WIND DIR | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | SE | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | W | NW | N | E | N | NE | SE | SE | S | SE |
| HeatIndex | 54 | 50 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 40 | 43 | 41 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 52 | 45 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 59 | 52 | 36 | 35 | 63 | 59 | 52 | 52 | 61 | 54 | 34 | 34 | 61 | 56 | 44 | 46 | 65 | 63 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance |
| Frost | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Patchy | Areas of | Patchy | -- | -- | -- | -- | Patchy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 42° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SPRAY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 55.56 | 52.42 | 51.64 | 49.79 | 47.88 | 46.13 | 42.79 | 40.40 | 40.52 | 40.52 | 39.72 | 39.72 | 40.06 | 42.59 | 46.13 | 48.19 | 50.18 | 50.31 | 51.86 | 54.39 | 50.44 | 44.24 | 39.89 | 35.24 | 39.51 | 50.44 | 57.02 | 58.92 | 54.17 | 39.51 | 40.86 | 61.52 | 58.94 | 53.50 | 53.08 | 60.43 | 55.16 | 37.00 | 36.50 | 60.26 | 56.85 | 48.04 | 49.27 | 63.16 | 61.87 |
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 LETCHER County, Kentucky
Issued at 300 AM EDT SAT APR 20 2024
SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS JACKSON CLOUDY 54 50 86 VRB3 30.12R LONDON CLOUDY 55 48 77 N8 30.12F SOMERSET CLOUDY 55 52 88 N5 30.11F MIDDLESBORO CLOUDY 57 51 80 N6 30.12S MONTICELLO CLOUDY 55 53 93 N3 30.16S
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 LETCHER County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Sat Apr 20 03:05:01 EDT 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
Chance precip (%) 20 0 0 0
Precip type drizzle None None None
Temp (24H TREND) 37-48 (-10) 62-65 (-3) 33-44 55-58
Rh % (24H TREND) 78-100 (+3) 23-34 (-34) 55-100 25-38
20ftwnd-AM(mph) NW 2-6 G13 Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) NW 2-6 NW 4-8 G16 NW 2-6 Lgt/Var
Precip duration 0
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index (MID) 3 2
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5900 5500
Transport wnd (mph) W 17 NW 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 88500 49500
ADI Early 7 95 6 41
ADI Late 19 119 16 65
Max LVORI Early 5 3 3 3
Max LVORI Late 4 2 5 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 LETCHER County, Kentucky
258 AM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024
DAY ONE Today and tonight.
Frost is possible in some valley locations late tonight.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Sunday through Friday.
Frost is possible in many locations early each morning Sunday
through Tuesday, with the greatest coverage expected to be Monday
morning.
There is a slight chance of thunderstorms for some locations Tuesday
night and early Wednesday morning, and then again beginning Friday
afternoon.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
Latest LETCHER County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For LETCHER County, KY
TODAY
Partly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
TONIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds around 5 mph.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Widespread frost late. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
MONDAY
Widespread frost early. Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds around 5 mph.
MONDAY NIGHT
Clear. Widespread frost late. Lows in the lower 40s.
TUESDAY
Widespread frost early. Partly sunny. Highs around 70.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms overnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
WEDNESDAY
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the upper 30s.
THURSDAY
Patchy frost early. Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
FRIDAY
Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
