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ISSUED AT 12:00 UTC ON MONDAY APR 21 2025
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| EDT 3HR | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74° | ||||
| TEMP | 65° | 72° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 70° | 72° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 68° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 60% | 69% | 77% | 83% | 83% | 88% | 87% | 83% | 83% | 76% | 77% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 59° | 59° | 59° | 61° | 59° | 59° | ||||
| RH | 78% | 59% | 57% | 55% | 59% | 68% | 65% | 68% | 70% | 67% | 73% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.11in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | ||||
| WIND DIR | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | ||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Lgt Dew | ||||
| HeatIndex | 65 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 68 | ||||
| Rain Showers | Slight Chance | Chance | Likely | Likely | Definite | Definite | Definite | Definite | Likely | Chance | Slight Chance | ||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | ||||
| Fog | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SPRAY COND |  | |  | | | | | | | |  | ||||
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| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 64.25 | 69.02 | 70.41 | 70.24 | 70.57 | 68.03 | 69.46 | 68.03 | 68.15 | 67.97 | 66.63 | ||||
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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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 49° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 50° | -- | -- | 77° | -- | -- | 54° | 76° | -- | -- | 58° | 76° | -- | -- | 58° | 72° | -- | -- | 47° | 74° | -- |
| TEMP | 67° | 65° | 61° | 61° | 58° | 56° | 54° | 54° | 52° | 52° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 52° | 56° | 61° | 65° | 68° | 70° | 72° | 74° | 74° | 72° | 70° | 67° | 58° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 68° | 76° | 77° | 70° | 56° | 56° | 76° | 70° | 59° | 59° | 74° | 70° | 61° | 58° | 68° | 65° | 52° | 47° | 70° | 68° |
| SKY COVER | 72% | 76% | 77% | 79% | 72% | 73% | 84% | 84% | 75% | 80% | 78% | 70% | 72% | 60% | 56% | 58% | 53% | 54% | 55% | 54% | 52% | 51% | 52% | 54% | 55% | 40% | 48% | 49% | 27% | 21% | 21% | 25% | 27% | 54% | 72% | 61% | 67% | 68% | 68% | 71% | 71% | 77% | 83% | 53% | 37% | 44% | 50% | 33% | 34% |
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| DEW PT | 59° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 56° | 54° | 54° | 52° | 52° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 50° | 49° | 49° | 47° | 47° | 45° | 45° | 43° | 43° | 43° | 45° | 47° | 47° | 47° | 47° | 49° | 52° | 52° | 50° | 52° | 52° | 54° | 58° | 58° | 56° | 58° | 61° | 59° | 58° | 58° | 56° | 52° | 47° | 45° | 47° | 52° |
| RH | 75% | 80% | 90% | 90% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 100% | 99% | 100% | 96% | 77% | 65% | 54% | 45% | 40% | 36% | 33% | 32% | 35% | 41% | 48% | 69% | 83% | 86% | 86% | 56% | 43% | 38% | 52% | 86% | 96% | 54% | 66% | 89% | 96% | 64% | 70% | 89% | 96% | 65% | 60% | 85% | 89% | 45% | 54% |
| POP 12HR | 88% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16% | -- | -- | -- | 16% | -- | -- | -- | 28% | -- | 10% | -- | 63% | -- | 56% | -- | 81% | -- | 78% | -- | 56% | -- | 16% | -- | 15% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.28in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.02in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 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) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| WIND DIR | SW | SW | W | W | W | W | W | NW | N | N | N | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | E | E | E | E | E | NE | NE | E | SE | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | W | NW | N | NE | NE | NE | NE |
| HeatIndex | 67 | 65 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 52 | 56 | 61 | 65 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 67 | 58 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 68 | 76 | 77 | 70 | 56 | 56 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 59 | 74 | 70 | 61 | 58 | 68 | 65 | 52 | 47 | 70 | 68 |
| Rain Showers | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Likely | Likely | Likely | Likely | Likely | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Thunder Storm | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Fog | -- | -- | -- | -- | Areas of | Areas of | Areas of | Areas of | Areas of | Areas of | Areas of | Areas of | Areas of | Patchy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 65.87 | 64.32 | 60.88 | 60.88 | 58.00 | 56.00 | 54.03 | 54.03 | 52.04 | 52.04 | 49.00 | 49.05 | 49.00 | 52.15 | 56.35 | 60.58 | 63.43 | 65.22 | 66.30 | 67.35 | 68.40 | 68.32 | 67.28 | 66.37 | 64.65 | 58.14 | 52.64 | 52.52 | 52.52 | 65.77 | 70.61 | 70.79 | 67.04 | 56.22 | 56.06 | 71.65 | 67.91 | 58.99 | 59.00 | 70.99 | 68.15 | 60.87 | 58.02 | 66.23 | 63.64 | 52.56 | 47.71 | 66.61 | 65.67 |
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 800 AM EDT MON APR 21 2025
SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS JACKSON MOSUNNY 67 55 65 S7 30.06S LONDON MOSUNNY 67 56 67 S5 30.06R SOMERSET CLOUDY 68 61 77 S8 30.04R MIDDLESBORO SUNNY 68 55 62 S9G16 30.11S MONTICELLO LGT RAIN 69 61 75 SW17 30.07R
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: Mon Apr 21 08:05:02 AM EDT 2025
345 AM EDT Mon Apr 21 2025
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Chance precip (%) 80 40 30
Precip type tstms tstms showers
Temp (24H TREND) 73-78 (-6) 47-60 (-2) 73-76
Rh % (24H TREND) 38-64 (+26) 86-100 (+18) 27-50
20ftwnd-AM(mph) SW 7-11 G25 Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) SW 6-10 G25 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip duration 3 1 1
Precip begin 9 AM
Precip end Continuing
Precip amount 0.24 0.03 0.00
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 3800 4800
Transport wnd (mph) SW 28 NE 5
Vent rate (kt-ft) 91200 19200
ADI Early 77 5 9
ADI Late 54 8 17
Max LVORI Early 3 6 6
Max LVORI Late 3 8 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
353 AM EDT Mon Apr 21 2025
DAY ONE Today and tonight.
Thunderstorms are possible today and tonight.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Tuesday through Sunday.
Thunderstorms are possible over far southeastern Kentucky Tuesday
afternoon.
Thunderstorms are also possible at times Wednesday through Sunday.
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
TODAY
Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms this morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
TONIGHT
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Areas of valley fog late. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable. Chance of rain 30 percent.
TUESDAY
Areas of valley fog early. Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Light and variable winds.
WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s. Light and variable winds.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
THURSDAY
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
FRIDAY
A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers, mainly in the morning. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Cooler with lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
SUNDAY
Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
