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ISSUED AT 17:00 UTC ON FRIDAY APR 10 2026
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| EDT 3HR | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 76° | ||||
| TEMP | 74° | 74° | 76° | 76° | 74° | 72° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 9% | 13% | 17% | 22% | 19% | 16% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 40° | 40° | 41° | 41° | 43° | 43° | ||||
| RH | 29% | 29% | 29% | 29% | 31% | 34% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | ||||
| WIND DIR | SW | SW | W | W | W | W | ||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 74 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 72 | ||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Fog | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
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| DRY COND |  | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 68.06 | 68.06 | 69.28 | 69.28 | 68.23 | 67.21 | ||||
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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 | 9P | 10P | 11P | MIDN | 1A | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 49° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 76° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 50° | -- | -- | 83° | -- | -- | 58° | 79° | -- | -- | 59° | 85° | -- | -- | 63° | 86° | -- | -- | 61° | 83° | -- |
| TEMP | 70° | 63° | 61° | 58° | 58° | 56° | 54° | 54° | 52° | 52° | 50° | 50° | 49° | 54° | 58° | 63° | 67° | 68° | 72° | 72° | 74° | 76° | 72° | 70° | 68° | 65° | 63° | 58° | 58° | 56° | 54° | 50° | 52° | 72° | 81° | 83° | 76° | 65° | 59° | 76° | 74° | 63° | 61° | 81° | 79° | 67° | 63° | 83° | 79° | 67° | 63° | 81° | 76° |
| SKY COVER | 13% | 15% | 16% | 17% | 26% | 35% | 45% | 52% | 59% | 66% | 62% | 57% | 52% | 48% | 43% | 39% | 41% | 43% | 45% | 41% | 37% | 33% | 28% | 23% | 21% | 20% | 19% | 18% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 17% | 36% | 24% | 28% | 41% | 50% | 70% | 79% | 59% | 22% | 44% | 65% | 56% | 44% | 41% | 55% | 57% | 42% | 57% | 64% | 55% | 55% |
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| DEW PT | 43° | 43° | 43° | 45° | 45° | 45° | 47° | 47° | 47° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 50° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 50° | 50° | 49° | 52° | 52° | 50° | 50° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 47° | 49° | 49° | 45° | 41° | 43° | 43° | 47° | 49° | 49° | 50° | 52° | 56° | 54° | 49° | 52° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° |
| RH | 39% | 48% | 53% | 59% | 62% | 66% | 74% | 80% | 83% | 89% | 92% | 93% | 96% | 89% | 77% | 67% | 58% | 56% | 51% | 47% | 44% | 41% | 43% | 50% | 54% | 57% | 65% | 72% | 74% | 77% | 83% | 89% | 89% | 46% | 28% | 22% | 30% | 44% | 64% | 38% | 42% | 62% | 72% | 40% | 41% | 54% | 64% | 37% | 40% | 63% | 72% | 40% | 44% |
| POP 12HR | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | 3% | -- | 6% | -- | 28% | -- | 9% | -- | 15% | -- | 6% | -- | 19% | -- | 16% | -- | 28% |
| 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) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| WIND DIR | W | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | W | W | NW | NW | N | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | N | N | N | N | N | N | NE | NE | NE | NE | E | E | E | E | SE | S | S | SW | SW | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | S | SW | SW | SW | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | W |
| HeatIndex | 70 | 63 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 54 | 58 | 63 | 67 | 68 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 65 | 63 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 50 | 52 | 72 | 80 | 81 | 76 | 65 | 59 | 76 | 74 | 63 | 61 | 81 | 79 | 67 | 63 | 82 | 79 | 67 | 63 | 81 | 76 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | -- |
| Fog | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Patchy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| DRY COND | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 66.24 | 61.80 | 60.43 | 58.18 | 58.17 | 56.52 | 54.69 | 54.53 | 52.64 | 52.41 | 50.39 | 50.34 | 49.22 | 54.29 | 58.10 | 62.24 | 65.11 | 65.77 | 68.44 | 68.15 | 69.32 | 70.42 | 67.86 | 66.92 | 65.67 | 63.53 | 62.19 | 58.12 | 58.11 | 56.35 | 54.45 | 50.53 | 52.41 | 68.08 | 72.21 | 72.62 | 69.38 | 63.09 | 58.96 | 70.13 | 69.15 | 62.12 | 60.66 | 73.67 | 72.45 | 64.93 | 62.17 | 74.61 | 72.33 | 65.33 | 62.35 | 73.67 | 70.70 |
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 JACKSON County, Kentucky
Issued at 100 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2026
SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS JACKSON SUNNY 72 37 28 VRB6 30.33F LONDON MOSUNNY 71 32 23 SW9 30.35F SOMERSET MOSUNNY 72 41 33 SW14 30.32F MIDDLESBORO SUNNY 73 31 21 S9 30.36F MONTICELLO MOSUNNY 73 46 38 SW9 30.37F
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 JACKSON County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Fri Apr 10 01:05:02 PM EDT 2026
1112 AM EDT Fri Apr 10 2026
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Precip type None None None
Temp (24H TREND) 74-79 (+4) 43-56 (+13) 75-78
Rh % (24H TREND) 18-31 (+6) 64-100 (+30) 29-47
20ftwnd-AM(mph) SW 2-6 G17 Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) W 2-6 G17 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6600 4800
Transport wnd (mph) W 13 NW 6
Vent rate (kt-ft) 72600 24000
ADI Early 77 3 29
ADI Late 100 5 42
Max LVORI Early 3 3 5
Max LVORI Late 2 5 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 JACKSON County, Kentucky
1127 AM EDT Fri Apr 10 2026
DAY ONE This afternoon and tonight.
Low to very low humidities, very dry fuels, and breezy conditions
will combine to result in Elevated Fire Danger through this
evening. Winds will subside and humidities will gradually recover
after sunset.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Saturday through Thursday.
Isolated thunderstorms are possible Saturday afternoon.
Thunderstorms are also possible at times from Monday through
Thursday.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
Latest JACKSON County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For JACKSON County, KY
THIS AFTERNOON
Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
TONIGHT
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds, becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 60.
MONDAY
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Highs around 80.
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Hot. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
THURSDAY
Partly cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
