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

ISSUED AT 23:00 UTC ON WEDNESDAY APR 24 2024
DAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
EDT 3HR 8P 9P 10P 11P MIDN 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10A 11A NOON 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P
MAX/MIN 70° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 68°
TEMP 65° 58° 56° 52° 52° 49° 47° 43° 43° 40° 40° 40° 41° 47° 52° 56° 59° 63° 67° 67° 68° 68° 68° 67°
SKY COVER 6% 19% 18% 12% 5% 6% 6% 5% 5% 5% 4% 4% 5% 4% 3% 2% 3% 5% 6% 8% 9% 11% 12% 14%
Clouds
DEW PT 41° 41° 41° 41° 41° 41° 40° 40° 40° 40° 40° 40° 40° 40° 41° 43° 43° 41° 41° 40° 40° 40° 40° 40°
RH 43% 52% 56% 65% 68% 73% 76% 89% 92% 99% 100% 99% 92% 76% 68% 59% 52% 45% 40% 36% 35% 34% 35% 37%
POP 12HR 8% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- --
SNOWFALL 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- --
WIND SPEED(MPH) 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7
WIND Gust(MPH) 13 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8
WIND DIR N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N
DEW -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Lgt Dew Lgt Dew Lgt Dew Lgt Dew Lgt Dew Lgt Dew -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HeatIndex 65 58 56 52 52 46 44 39 38 35 35 35 37 43 52 56 59 63 67 67 68 68 68 67
Rain Showers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Thunder Storm -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Fog -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Patchy Patchy Patchy Patchy Patchy -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND CHILL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39° 39° 35° 35° 35° 36° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS
LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS 63.06 58.21 56.68 53.31 53.20 50.46 48.56 43.96 43.70 40.10 40.00 40.10 41.78 48.56 53.20 56.63 58.95 61.73 64.29 64.11 64.71 64.66 64.71 64.16



DAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY TUE WED
EDT 6HR 8P 9P 10P 11P MIDN 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 11A 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 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 43° -- -- 72° -- -- -- -- 61° -- -- 79° -- -- 63° 83° -- -- 63° 83° -- -- 61° 77° -- -- 52° 81° --
TEMP 61° 56° 52° 52° 49° 47° 45° 45° 45° 43° 43° 45° 47° 61° 67° 70° 68° 65° 63° 63° 63° 70° 76° 79° 74° 65° 63° 79° 77° 67° 65° 81° 77° 67° 61° 74° 72° 58° 52° 76° 76°
SKY COVER 16% 20% 24% 28% 31% 35% 38% 42% 47% 51% 52% 52% 58% 68% 79% 73% 63% 62% 73% 78% 78% 78% 63% 44% 30% 23% 12% 26% 16% 25% 35% 43% 67% 74% 73% 53% 39% 26% 27% 19% 18%
Clouds
DEW PT 40° 40° 40° 40° 38° 38° 38° 38° 38° 38° 38° 40° 47° 49° 54° 56° 54° 52° 54° 54° 54° 56° 58° 58° 56° 54° 54° 56° 54° 54° 56° 58° 56° 56° 58° 61° 58° 56° 52° 56° 56°
RH 45% 54% 61% 63% 68% 73% 73% 76% 79% 85% 81% 79% 100% 64% 65% 59% 58% 64% 70% 72% 75% 63% 51% 48% 51% 67% 74% 45% 44% 65% 70% 47% 48% 70% 89% 61% 63% 90% 100% 51% 49%
POP 12HR 0% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 5% -- -- -- 29% -- -- -- 8% -- -- -- 4% -- 2% -- 4% -- 7% -- 26% -- 52% -- 54% -- 12% -- 15%
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- 0.01in -- 0.02in -- 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 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 9 13 14 13 14 13 14 16 17 18 17 16 15 14 15 10 13 10 15 10 9 9 13 7 6 6 7 7
WIND DIR N NE NE NE NE E E E E E E SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W W W SE NW NW
HeatIndex 61 56 52 52 45 43 42 41 41 38 40 43 44 61 67 70 68 65 63 63 63 70 76 79 74 65 63 79 77 67 65 81 77 67 61 74 72 58 52 76 76
Rain Showers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Chance Slight Chance -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Chance Chance Chance Chance -- -- -- Slight Chance --
Thunder Storm -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Chance -- -- -- Slight Chance --
Fog -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND CHILL -- -- -- -- -- -- 41° 41° 41° 39° 39° 42° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS
LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS 60.33 56.71 53.46 53.38 50.72 48.75 47.05 46.82 46.59 44.30 44.65 46.59 47.00 60.56 65.42 67.47 65.87 63.77 62.31 62.35 62.42 67.72 71.36 73.22 69.90 63.87 62.40 72.89 71.39 65.42 63.98 74.53 71.79 65.65 60.87 70.74 69.31 58.04 52.00 71.36 71.18

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NWS 48 Hr. Forecast Maps,

Regional Hourly Observations For PULASKI County, Kentucky
Issued at 700 PM EDT WED APR 24 2024
SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
JACKSON        PTSUNNY   65  38  36 MISG      30.10R                  
LONDON         MOSUNNY   66  39  37 N10       30.10R                  
SOMERSET       MOSUNNY   70  39  32 N8        30.09R                  
MIDDLESBORO    SUNNY     68  38  33 NW6       30.09R                  
MONTICELLO     SUNNY     68  40  35 NW9       30.12S                  


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 PULASKI County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:

Issued at: Wed Apr 24 19:05:01 EDT 2024

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            30           
Precip type           None         None         None         showers      
Temp (24H TREND)      40 (-13)     70 (+1)      44           72           
Rh % (24H TREND)      100 (+4)     29 (-8)      100          51           
20ftwnd-AM(mph)                    Lgt/Var                   SE  8 G20    
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       N  5         Lgt/Var      NE  5        S 11 G20     
Precip duration                                              1            
Precip begin                                                              
Precip end                                                                
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            2            
Haines Index (MID)                 4                         3            
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 4700                      1400         
Transport wnd (mph)                N  2                      S 14         
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  9400                      16800        
ADI Early             6            11           3            13           
ADI Late              6            13           5            17           
Max LVORI Early       3            5            3            7            
Max LVORI Late        6            2            4            2            

Remarks...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,
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Hazardous Weather Outlook For PULASKI County, Kentucky
445 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

 DAY ONE  Tonight.

Frost is possible in some valley locations late tonight, mainly near
and north of the Mountain Parkway.

 DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  Thursday through Tuesday.

Frost is possible in some valley locations late Thursday night, 
mainly near and north of the Mountain Parkway.

Thunderstorms are possible at times from Friday into Saturday, and
also from Monday through Tuesday.

 SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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


7-Day Forecast For PULASKI County, KY

TONIGHT
Clear. Patchy valley fog late. Cooler with lows in the lower 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

THURSDAY
Patchy valley fog early. Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.

THURSDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming east late.

FRIDAY
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the evening. Not as cool with lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.

MONDAY
Partly sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.

MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.

TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy with showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 60 percent.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.

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