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

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

ISSUED AT 07:00 UTC ON THURSDAY APR 25 2024
DAY THURSDAY
CDT 3HR 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10A 11A NOON 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P
MAX/MIN -- -- -- -- 41° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 70°
TEMP 45° 43° 43° 43° 45° 47° 52° 58° 61° 65° 67° 68° 70° 70° 68° 67°
SKY COVER 7% 9% 10% 12% 13% 11% 9% 6% 8% 10% 12% 18% 23% 29% 33% 38%
Clouds
DEW PT 40° 40° 38° 38° 38° 40° 41° 43° 43° 43° 41° 40° 40° 40° 40° 41°
RH 82% 85% 85% 85% 79% 76% 66% 59% 49% 44% 38% 35% 33% 34% 36% 40%
POP 12HR -- -- -- -- 0% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- --
SNOWFALL -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- --
WIND SPEED(MPH) 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
WIND Gust(MPH) 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE N N N NE
DEW Lgt Dew Lgt Dew Lgt Dew Lgt Dew -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HeatIndex 41 40 38 38 41 44 52 58 61 65 67 68 70 70 68 67
Rain Showers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Thunder Storm -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND CHILL 41° 39° 39° 39° 41° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS
LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS 46.37 44.30 44.30 44.30 46.59 48.56 53.27 58.18 60.38 63.09 64.20 64.71 65.87 65.93 64.76 64.29



DAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY TUE WED
CDT 6HR 7P 8P 9P 10P 11P MIDN 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10A 11A NOON 1P 2P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 1A 7A 1P 7P 1A 7A 1P 7P 1A 7A 1P 7P 1A 7A 1P 7P
MAX/MIN -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 50° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 74° -- -- -- -- 63° -- -- 79° -- -- 63° 83° -- -- 63° 81° -- -- 61° 77° -- -- 56° 81° --
TEMP 65° 59° 58° 56° 54° 52° 52° 50° 50° 50° 50° 52° 54° 58° 61° 63° 65° 67° 68° 70° 72° 70° 67° 65° 65° 65° 70° 76° 77° 74° 67° 65° 79° 76° 67° 65° 79° 74° 65° 63° 74° 72° 61° 61° 77° 74°
SKY COVER 54% 53% 53% 53% 52% 52% 51% 51% 52% 52% 55% 59% 62% 69% 75% 81% 81% 82% 82% 80% 77% 76% 66% 73% 78% 71% 74% 60% 46% 28% 21% 16% 23% 19% 32% 35% 47% 66% 79% 72% 54% 35% 26% 27% 13% 5%
Clouds
DEW PT 43° 43° 41° 40° 40° 38° 38° 38° 38° 38° 40° 40° 41° 45° 49° 52° 54° 54° 56° 56° 56° 54° 54° 54° 54° 56° 58° 58° 58° 56° 54° 56° 58° 56° 54° 56° 59° 58° 58° 58° 61° 58° 56° 56° 58° 56°
RH 44% 53% 55% 57% 59% 58% 61% 63% 63% 62% 65% 66% 63% 63% 64% 64% 65% 63% 63% 59% 55% 58% 63% 67% 67% 70% 63% 53% 49% 53% 65% 72% 47% 47% 62% 70% 50% 55% 78% 86% 66% 63% 84% 87% 50% 53%
POP 12HR 1% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 5% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32% -- -- -- 3% -- -- -- 3% -- 1% -- 3% -- 9% -- 30% -- 55% -- 51% -- 11% -- 14%
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) 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 9 10 13 13 13 13 14 13 15 15 15 16 18 22 21 17 15 15 16 14 15 14 17 15 10 9 13 8 6 6 7 7
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E SE 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 SW W W NW SE NW N
HeatIndex 65 59 58 56 54 52 52 50 50 50 50 52 54 58 61 63 65 67 68 70 72 70 67 65 65 65 70 76 77 74 67 65 79 76 67 65 79 74 65 63 74 72 61 61 77 74
Rain Showers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Chance Chance Likely Chance Chance -- -- -- -- --
Thunder Storm -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Slight Chance -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Chance -- -- -- -- --
WIND CHILL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS
LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS 63.09 58.95 58.20 56.66 55.08 53.57 53.46 51.79 51.79 51.84 51.69 53.27 54.98 58.16 60.56 62.17 63.81 65.33 66.13 67.47 68.73 67.41 65.33 63.87 63.87 63.98 67.72 71.55 71.89 70.07 65.42 64.05 73.11 70.99 65.29 63.98 73.44 70.24 64.25 62.68 71.16 69.31 60.81 60.84 72.00 70.07

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NWS 48 Hr. Forecast Maps,

Regional Hourly Observations For RUSSELL County, Kentucky
Issued at 300 AM EDT THU APR 25 2024
SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
JACKSON        CLEAR     46  38  73 CALM      30.20R                  
LONDON         CLEAR     49  41  74 N6        30.19R                  
SOMERSET       CLEAR     50  43  76 N7        30.18S                  
MIDDLESBORO    CLEAR     44  42  91 CALM      30.18S                  
MONTICELLO     CLEAR     47  43  86 NE3       30.22R                  


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 RUSSELL County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:

Issued at: Thu Apr 25 03:05:01 EDT 2024


                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None         Tstms        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
TEMP (24H TREND)      39 (-13)     71 (+2)      47           74           
RH % (24H TREND)      84 (-7)      32 (-10)     67           52           
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                NE  5                     SE  6        
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   N  5         Lgt/Var      NE  5        S  9         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             5277                      4855         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  5                      S 20         
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  28224                     81634        
DISPERSION                         Poor                      Good         
DSI                   MOD UNSTBL   SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  
LAL                   1            1            1            2            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            3            
ADI EARLY             6 VERY POOR  21 FAIR      8 POOR       35 FAIR      
ADI LATE              5 VERY POOR  30 FAIR      8 POOR       48 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            4            3            3            
MAX LVORI LATE        5            2            3            2            

REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.        
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.

.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
upper 70s. South winds around 10 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower
80s. South winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s.
Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to
around 30 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 

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Hazardous Weather Outlook For RUSSELL County, Kentucky
331 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024 /231 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024/

 DAY ONE  Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

 DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

 SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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


7-Day Forecast For RUSSELL County, KY

TONIGHT
Colder. Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds up to 10 mph.

THURSDAY
Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds up to 10 mph.

THURSDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

FRIDAY
Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the morning, then chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Warmer. Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 20 mph.

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. Highs around 80.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.

SUNDAY
Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.

MONDAY
Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

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

TUESDAY
Partly sunny with chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s.

WEDNESDAY
Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

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