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ISSUED AT 12:00 UTC ON FRIDAY APR 26 2024
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| EDT 3HR | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 72° | ||||
| TEMP | 54° | 61° | 65° | 67° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 68° | 70° | 68° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 37% | 37% | 41% | 47% | 56% | 71% | 78% | 79% | 79% | 74% | 72% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 40° | 43° | 45° | 45° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 50° | 50° | 50° | ||||
| RH | 58% | 51% | 48% | 45% | 47% | 47% | 49% | 47% | 53% | 50% | 52% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | ||||
| WIND DIR | SE | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 54 | 61 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 68 | ||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Isolated | Isolated | Isolated | -- | -- | ||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SPRAY COND |  | |  | | | | | | | | | ||||
| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 55.11 | 60.41 | 63.23 | 64.52 | 66.74 | 66.74 | 66.86 | 66.74 | 65.62 | 66.92 | 65.57 | ||||
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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 | 6P | 7P | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 61° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 79° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 61° | -- | -- | 81° | -- | -- | 61° | 81° | -- | -- | 61° | 77° | -- | -- | 58° | 79° | -- | -- | 58° | 79° | -- |
| TEMP | 67° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 63° | 63° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 63° | 65° | 68° | 70° | 72° | 74° | 76° | 76° | 77° | 79° | 77° | 76° | 74° | 67° | 63° | 61° | 61° | 72° | 79° | 81° | 74° | 63° | 63° | 79° | 76° | 67° | 63° | 74° | 72° | 61° | 61° | 77° | 74° | 63° | 61° | 76° | 72° |
| SKY COVER | 58% | 60% | 51% | 56% | 62% | 56% | 63% | 66% | 70% | 75% | 81% | 81% | 82% | 80% | 79% | 76% | 73% | 74% | 77% | 75% | 69% | 63% | 53% | 45% | 40% | 13% | 14% | 11% | 9% | 11% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 11% | 17% | 37% | 64% | 79% | 78% | 56% | 18% | 22% | 36% | 49% | 31% | 28% | 35% | 31% | 42% |
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| DEW PT | 50° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 52° | 49° | 50° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 56° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 52° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 52° | 54° | 54° | 52° | 52° | 50° | 52° | 54° | 52° | 54° | 56° | 61° | 58° | 56° | 56° | 59° | 58° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 52° |
| RH | 56% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 64% | 65% | 66% | 67% | 66% | 66% | 67% | 72% | 62% | 60% | 54% | 52% | 49% | 46% | 47% | 46% | 44% | 43% | 45% | 47% | 45% | 54% | 62% | 69% | 72% | 54% | 41% | 36% | 44% | 62% | 69% | 41% | 41% | 63% | 80% | 64% | 61% | 86% | 86% | 53% | 57% | 75% | 81% | 44% | 51% |
| POP 12HR | 21% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7% | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | 2% | -- | 0% | -- | 8% | -- | 59% | -- | 56% | -- | 16% | -- | 29% | -- | 19% | -- | 35% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 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 | 0in | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
| WIND DIR | SE | SE | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | S | S | SW | W | SW | S | W | W |
| HeatIndex | 67 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 72 | 79 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 63 | 79 | 76 | 67 | 63 | 74 | 72 | 61 | 61 | 77 | 74 | 63 | 61 | 76 | 72 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Likely | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SPRAY COND | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 65.02 | 63.64 | 63.64 | 63.64 | 62.17 | 62.19 | 60.59 | 60.60 | 60.59 | 60.59 | 60.60 | 60.66 | 62.12 | 63.64 | 65.67 | 67.04 | 68.30 | 69.49 | 70.99 | 70.89 | 71.39 | 72.67 | 71.49 | 70.99 | 69.40 | 64.93 | 62.12 | 60.62 | 60.66 | 68.66 | 72.45 | 73.19 | 69.32 | 62.12 | 62.28 | 72.45 | 70.42 | 65.33 | 62.54 | 70.99 | 69.17 | 60.83 | 60.83 | 72.30 | 70.41 | 62.42 | 60.77 | 70.70 | 68.44 |
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 ROCKCASTLE County, Kentucky
Issued at 800 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2024
SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS JACKSON PTSUNNY 49 34 56 VRB5 30.16R LONDON CLOUDY 52 39 61 CALM 30.14R SOMERSET CLOUDY 54 39 58 CALM 30.11R MIDDLESBORO CLOUDY 50 45 81 CALM 30.17R MONTICELLO CLOUDY 54 43 66 CALM 30.16R
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 ROCKCASTLE County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Fri Apr 26 08:05:01 EDT 2024
548 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Chance precip (%) 20 0 0
Precip type showers None None
Temp (24H TREND) 69-74 (+4) 52-63 (+18) 76-81
Rh % (24H TREND) 34-58 (+31) 62-86 (+11) 32-52
20ftwnd-AM(mph) S 5-9 G18 S 9-13 G26
20ftwnd-PM(mph) S 7-11 G19 SE 7-11 G23 S 8-12 G23
Precip duration 1
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index (MID) 3 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 800 3500
Transport wnd (mph) S 10 S 21
Vent rate (kt-ft) 7200 63000
ADI Early 12 11 57
ADI Late 14 11 63
Max LVORI Early 3 3 3
Max LVORI Late 2 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 ROCKCASTLE County, Kentucky
409 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024
DAY ONE Today and tonight.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Saturday through Thursday.
Thunderstorms are possible at times from Monday afternoon through
Thursday.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation is not anticipated.
Latest ROCKCASTLE County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For ROCKCASTLE County, KY
TODAY
Partly sunny this morning, then partly cloudy with isolated showers this afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south with gusts up to 20 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
TONIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
SUNDAY
Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Clear. Lows around 60.
MONDAY
Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80. Chance of rain 30 percent.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Lows around 60. Chance of rain 30 percent.
THURSDAY
Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
