1st Responders/1st Detectors/Storm Spotters Weather Summary for McCreary County, KY

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

ISSUED AT 08:00 UTC ON FRIDAY MAR 29 2024
DAY FRIDAY
EDT 3HR 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10A 11A NOON 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P
MAX/MIN -- -- -- 38° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 68°
TEMP 40° 40° 38° 40° 43° 49° 54° 58° 61° 65° 67° 67° 68° 65° 63°
SKY COVER 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 3% 5% 8%
Clouds
DEW PT 27° 27° 29° 29° 32° 34° 36° 34° 31° 29° 29° 29° 29° 29° 29°
RH 62% 61% 67% 64% 67% 56% 50% 39% 31% 25% 24% 23% 22% 26% 27%
POP 12HR -- -- -- 0% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- --
SNOWFALL -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- --
WIND SPEED(MPH) 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 7
WIND Gust(MPH) 9 9 9 10 14 15 17 17 16 15 15 15 15 14 10
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W
DEW -- -- Frost -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HeatIndex 35 35 34 37 38 45 54 58 61 65 67 67 68 65 63
Rain Showers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Thunder Storm -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND CHILL 36° 36° 34° 36° 39° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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 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° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 74° -- -- -- -- 56° -- -- 76° -- -- 59° 76° -- -- 61° 74° -- -- 38° 52° -- -- 32° 58° --
TEMP 61° 58° 56° 54° 54° 52° 52° 52° 52° 52° 52° 52° 52° 56° 59° 63° 67° 68° 70° 72° 74° 68° 63° 59° 58° 56° 63° 74° 76° 72° 61° 59° 72° 72° 67° 61° 74° 68° 50° 38° 47° 47° 38° 34° 54° 52°
SKY COVER 10% 18% 25% 33% 36% 40% 44% 44% 44% 44% 47% 51% 45% 43% 41% 39% 37% 35% 34% 32% 30% 30% 35% 44% 54% 61% 57% 54% 61% 69% 68% 78% 76% 72% 65% 62% 64% 59% 67% 70% 62% 50% 28% 14% 6% 4%
Clouds
DEW PT 31° 31° 31° 31° 32° 34° 34° 34° 34° 34° 34° 36° 36° 38° 40° 41° 43° 43° 43° 43° 43° 45° 47° 47° 49° 52° 54° 54° 52° 52° 52° 54° 58° 56° 56° 56° 52° 47° 40° 36° 29° 25° 29° 31° 31° 32°
RH 31% 34% 38% 40% 44% 48% 52% 52% 52% 51% 50% 52% 52% 50% 47% 46% 42% 40% 38% 34% 34% 41% 53% 64% 74% 83% 72% 51% 45% 51% 72% 83% 58% 57% 67% 86% 48% 45% 65% 88% 47% 43% 69% 88% 43% 46%
POP 12HR 0% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9% -- -- -- 20% -- -- -- 13% -- 12% -- 19% -- 43% -- 62% -- 40% -- 21% -- 7% -- 5%
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 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 8 10 13 14 14 14 15 14 14 10 9 8 8 8 8 10 13 15 15 10 15 14 15 15 17 15 14 10 17 15 10 7 10 8
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW W W NW NW
HeatIndex 61 58 56 54 54 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 56 59 63 67 68 70 72 74 68 63 59 58 56 63 74 76 72 61 59 72 72 67 61 74 68 50 31 41 40 30 27 54 52
Rain Showers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Slight Chance Chance Chance Likely Chance Slight Chance -- Slight Chance -- -- -- -- --
Thunder Storm -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Chance Slight Chance -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND CHILL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31° -- -- 31° 28° -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS

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NWS 48 Hr. Forecast Maps,

Regional Hourly Observations For MCCREARY County, Kentucky
Issued at 400 AM EDT FRI MAR 29 2024
SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
JACKSON        CLEAR     45  26  47 SW5       30.10F                  
LONDON         CLEAR     35  30  82 CALM      30.12F                  
SOMERSET       CLEAR     36  34  93 CALM      30.12F                  
MIDDLESBORO    CLEAR     33  30  89 CALM      30.17R                  
MONTICELLO     CLEAR     29  27  92 CALM      30.17S                  


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 MCCREARY County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:

Issued at: Fri Mar 29 04:05:01 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 MCCREARY 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 MCCREARY County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.: UKAWC Drought Page, Kentucky Drought Watch


7-Day Forecast For MCCREARY County, KY

TODAY
Areas of frost with patchy valley fog early. Sunny, warmer with highs around 70. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

TONIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows around 50. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

SUNDAY
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.

MONDAY
Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.

MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely overnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.

TUESDAY
A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 80 percent.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Much cooler with lows in the lower 40s. Chance of rain 50 percent.

WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain. Much cooler with highs in the lower 50s.

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

THURSDAY
Patchy frost early. Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.

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