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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 09:00 UTC ON SUNDAY MAY 05 2024
DAY SUNDAY
EDT 3HR 6A 7A 8A 9A 10A 11A NOON 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P
MAX/MIN -- -- 61° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 81°
TEMP 63° 61° 63° 65° 70° 72° 74° 77° 79° 79° 81° 79° 79° 79°
SKY COVER 48% 61% 61% 60% 60% 59% 58% 57% 56% 55% 54% 54% 54% 56%
Clouds
DEW PT 61° 61° 63° 65° 65° 67° 67° 65° 65° 65° 65° 65° 65° 65°
RH 96% 99% 99% 96% 86% 81% 76% 66% 62% 60% 57% 62% 61% 62%
POP 12HR -- -- 39% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- --
SNOWFALL -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- --
WIND SPEED(MPH) 0 0 1 2 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6
WIND Gust(MPH) 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 9 9 8 7
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W
DEW Mod Dew Hvy Dew Hvy Dew Hvy Dew Mod Dew Mod Dew Lgt Dew -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HeatIndex 63 61 63 65 70 72 74 77 79 79 82 79 79 79
Rain Showers -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Slight Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Slight Chance
Thunder Storm -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Slight Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Slight Chance
Fog Patchy Patchy Patchy Patchy -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND CHILL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS 62.91 60.99 62.98 64.86 69.14 70.62 71.99 73.60 74.78 74.56 75.75 74.78 74.67 74.78



DAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
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 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 63° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 76° -- -- -- -- 63° -- -- 79° -- -- 65° 83° -- -- 65° 79° -- -- 56° 72° -- -- 47° 68° --
TEMP 74° 72° 70° 67° 67° 65° 65° 65° 65° 63° 63° 63° 63° 65° 67° 70° 70° 72° 74° 74° 74° 76° 72° 65° 65° 63° 63° 72° 77° 79° 76° 68° 65° 79° 79° 70° 67° 76° 74° 61° 58° 70° 67° 54° 49° 65° 65°
SKY COVER 57% 57% 56% 58% 63% 70% 76% 80% 82% 84% 87% 89% 90% 88% 85% 83% 83% 84% 84% 83% 82% 80% 71% 69% 66% 60% 54% 56% 57% 57% 42% 58% 73% 55% 57% 64% 80% 70% 50% 53% 65% 52% 32% 20% 20% 30% 31%
Clouds
DEW PT 65° 65° 63° 63° 63° 63° 63° 63° 63° 63° 63° 63° 63° 63° 65° 67° 67° 65° 65° 65° 65° 65° 63° 63° 61° 61° 63° 67° 67° 67° 65° 65° 65° 68° 65° 65° 65° 65° 61° 58° 56° 56° 49° 45° 45° 47° 45°
RH 71% 79% 78% 86% 90% 89% 90% 92% 93% 96% 99% 96% 96% 96% 93% 87% 86% 81% 76% 73% 70% 69% 73% 90% 90% 96% 100% 84% 71% 67% 68% 86% 99% 69% 64% 84% 92% 68% 62% 86% 96% 61% 54% 74% 89% 50% 50%
POP 12HR 41% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 45% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 80% -- -- -- 61% -- -- -- 67% -- 45% -- 62% -- 77% -- 77% -- 54% -- 54% -- 32% -- 23%
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) 0.02in -- -- -- -- -- 0.01in -- -- -- -- -- 0.13in -- -- -- -- -- 0.10in -- -- -- 0.10in -- 0.09in -- 0.04in -- 0.07in -- 0.05in -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SNOWFALL 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND SPEED(MPH) 6 5 2 1 1 1 2 2 5 5 2 1 0 1 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 9 13 13 14 10 10 15 14 14 13 17 10 7 7 15 10 7 6 15 13
WIND DIR W NW N N NE SE SE SE E E E SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW W W W W W NW NW W W NW
HeatIndex 74 72 70 67 67 65 65 65 65 63 63 63 63 65 67 70 70 72 74 74 74 76 72 65 65 63 63 72 77 79 76 68 65 79 79 70 67 76 74 61 58 70 67 54 46 65 65
Rain Showers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Likely Likely Likely Likely Definite Definite Definite Definite Definite Likely Likely Chance Chance Chance Chance Likely Likely Chance Chance Chance Chance Likely Likely Definite Likely Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance -- -- Slight Chance Slight Chance
Thunder Storm -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Chance Chance Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Slight Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Chance Slight Chance -- -- Slight Chance Slight Chance
Fog -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND CHILL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS 71.58 70.48 68.64 66.37 66.55 64.62 64.66 64.73 64.76 62.91 62.98 62.91 62.91 64.86 66.68 69.20 69.14 70.62 71.99 71.74 71.49 73.07 70.04 64.66 64.66 62.91 63.00 70.84 74.10 75.33 72.97 67.29 64.97 75.56 75.00 69.01 66.64 72.97 70.82 60.83 58.02 67.60 64.93 54.69 49.59 63.30 63.30

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NWS 48 Hr. Forecast Maps,

Regional Hourly Observations For PULASKI County, Kentucky
Issued at 500 AM EDT SUN MAY 05 2024
SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
JACKSON        CLEAR     63  60  90 CALM      30.00S                  
LONDON         PTCLDY    57  57 100 CALM      29.99F FOG              
SOMERSET       LGT RAIN  61  61 100 CALM      29.96F VSB 1/2          
MIDDLESBORO    CLOUDY    62  62 100 CALM      30.02S FOG              
MONTICELLO     PTCLDY    59 N/A N/A CALM      29.99F                  


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: Sun May 5 05:05:01 EDT 2024

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Chance precip (%)     40           50           80           
Precip type           tstms        tstms        tstms        
Temp (24H TREND)      83 (+6)      61 (-1)      77           
Rh % (24H TREND)      52 (-15)     100 (0)      62           
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       W  5         Lgt/Var      SW  6        
Precip duration       1            1            5            
Precip begin                                    Continuing   
Precip end                                      Continuing   
Precip amount         0.04         0.17         0.29         
LAL                   3            3            3            
Haines Index (MID)    3                         3            
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    6000                      4500         
Transport wnd (mph)   W 10                      SW 15        
Vent rate (kt-ft)     54000                     58500        
ADI Early             32           4            54           
ADI Late              50           2            59           
Max LVORI Early       8            7            8            
Max LVORI Late        3            8            3            

Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.        
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook For PULASKI County, Kentucky
505 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024

 DAY ONE  Today and Tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected, mainly this afternoon into 
early this evening.

 DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  Monday through Saturday.

Thunderstorms are possible at times through the period, particularly
during the afternoon and evening hours. From Tuesday through 
Wednesday night, there is a small risk for some storms to become 
severe, producing damaging winds and large hail.

 SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  

Spotter activation is not expected through Monday.

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


7-Day Forecast For PULASKI County, KY

TODAY
Partly cloudy. Patchy valley fog early. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.

TONIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of thunderstorms overnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming east late. Chance of rain 30 percent.

MONDAY
A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.

MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

TUESDAY
Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely overnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 60 percent.

WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 70 percent.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Locally heavy rainfall possible overnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.

THURSDAY
Partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 60 percent.

THURSDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.

FRIDAY
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 20 percent.

SATURDAY
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

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