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ISSUED AT 08:00 UTC ON SUNDAY JUN 22 2025
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| EDT 3HR | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | 68° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 92° | ||||
| TEMP | 68° | 70° | 70° | 72° | 77° | 81° | 85° | 88° | 90° | 90° | 92° | 92° | 90° | 90° | 90° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 4% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 12% | 18% | 21% | 26% | 37% | 43% | 34% | 36% | 36% | 28% | 25% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 68° | 70° | 70° | 72° | 77° | 77° | 79° | 76° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 74° | ||||
| RH | 100% | 99% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 90% | 82% | 70% | 62% | 59% | 55% | 54% | 53% | 55% | 59% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.01in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| WIND DIR | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | ||||
| DEW | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Lgt Dew | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 68 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 77 | 88 | 97 | 100 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 100 | 98 | 99 | 99 | ||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Fog | Patchy | Areas of | Areas of | Patchy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SPRAY COND |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| DRY COND |  | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS |  68.00 | 69.94 | 69.94 | 72.00 | 77.00 |  79.78 | 82.41 | 83.18 | 83.48 | 82.96 |  83.78 | 83.60 | 81.93 | 82.28 | 82.96 | ||||
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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 | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 94° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 72° | -- | -- | 95° | -- | -- | 72° | 94° | -- | -- | 72° | 94° | -- | -- | 72° | 94° | -- | -- | 72° | 92° | -- |
| TEMP | 86° | 81° | 77° | 76° | 76° | 74° | 72° | 72° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 72° | 76° | 83° | 88° | 90° | 94° | 94° | 94° | 92° | 92° | 88° | 79° | 74° | 72° | 76° | 90° | 95° | 94° | 90° | 72° | 74° | 94° | 88° | 74° | 74° | 94° | 88° | 74° | 76° | 94° | 88° | 74° | 74° | 92° | 85° |
| SKY COVER | 12% | 17% | 17% | 15% | 17% | 20% | 23% | 25% | 28% | 31% | 23% | 16% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 16% | 20% | 24% | 23% | 22% | 21% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 9% | 13% | 10% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 11% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 8% | 12% | 19% | 9% | 12% | 18% | 27% | 18% | 23% | 29% | 38% | 28% |
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| DEW PT | 74° | 74° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 72° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 74° | 72° | 72° | 70° | 72° | 74° | 72° | 72° | 74° | 70° | 72° | 72° | 74° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 70° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 70° | 72° | 72° | 72° |
| RH | 67% | 78% | 85% | 87% | 90% | 96% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 90% | 77% | 65% | 59% | 53% | 49% | 49% | 50% | 52% | 65% | 79% | 93% | 96% | 87% | 61% | 47% | 49% | 59% | 93% | 96% | 47% | 63% | 93% | 93% | 49% | 59% | 87% | 87% | 47% | 59% | 90% | 93% | 50% | 63% |
| POP 12HR | 16% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10% | -- | -- | -- | 1% | -- | -- | -- | 5% | -- | 2% | -- | 6% | -- | 5% | -- | 17% | -- | 9% | -- | 27% | -- | 17% | -- | 37% |
| 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) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| WIND DIR | S | S | N | N | N | N | N | S | S | N | N | N | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | S | S | S | S | SW | W | W | NW | S | S | W | W | SW | SW | W | W | SW | SW | W | W | SW | SW | W | W |
| HeatIndex | 96 | 86 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 76 | 90 | 97 | 101 | 104 | 104 | 102 | 101 | 99 | 97 | 79 | 74 | 72 | 76 | 100 | 106 | 104 | 101 | 72 | 74 | 103 | 96 | 74 | 74 | 102 | 94 | 74 | 76 | 103 | 94 | 74 | 74 | 101 | 92 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Slight Chance |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance |
| Fog | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Patchy | Patchy | Patchy | Patchy | Areas of | Areas of | Patchy | Patchy | Patchy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Patchy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Patchy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 81.06 | 78.31 | 75.50 | 74.77 | 75.05 | 73.67 | 72.00 | 72.00 | 69.94 | 69.94 | 69.94 | 69.94 | 71.93 | 75.05 | 79.94 | 82.38 | 82.96 | 84.90 | 84.13 | 84.13 | 82.87 | 83.24 | 82.38 | 76.67 | 73.41 | 71.71 | 74.77 | 83.31 | 84.45 | 84.13 | 82.96 | 71.49 | 73.67 | 83.74 | 82.06 | 73.41 | 73.41 | 84.13 | 81.42 | 72.91 | 74.77 | 83.74 | 81.42 | 73.16 | 73.41 | 82.87 | 79.67 |
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 POWELL County, Kentucky
Issued at 400 AM EDT SUN JUN 22 2025
NORTHEAST KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LEXINGTON CLEAR 74 69 85 S6 30.15S COVINGTON PTCLDY 74 70 87 S7 30.11S FRANKFORT CLEAR 77 71 82 S6 30.12S
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 POWELL County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Sun Jun 22 04:05:01 AM EDT 2025
1213 AM EDT Sun Jun 22 2025
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Precip type None None None
Temp (24H TREND) 90-91 (+4) 66-74 (+8) 92-94
Rh % (24H TREND) 39-54 (+6) 87-100 (0) 38-50
20ftwnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5000 5600
Transport wnd (mph) SW 6 S 3
Vent rate (kt-ft) 25000 16800
ADI Early 29 3 22
ADI Late 34 3 23
Max LVORI Early 8 6 7
Max LVORI Late 3 7 3
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 POWELL County, Kentucky
1217 AM EDT Sun Jun 22 2025
DAY ONE Tonight.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Sunday through Friday.
Afternoon heat indices are forecast to peak as high as the 100 to
105 degree range in many locations Sunday through Friday.
There is a slight chance of a popup thunderstorm on Sunday
afternoon/evening, primarily southwest of Highway 421. Any
thunderstorm that develops could produce strong, gusty winds.
There is also a chance of thunderstorms Thursday and Friday, mainly
during the afternoon and early evening hours.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
Latest POWELL County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For POWELL County, KY
EARLY THIS MORNING
Clear. Areas of valley fog. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
TODAY
Partly sunny. Areas of valley fog early. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
TONIGHT
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Areas of valley fog late. Humid with lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
MONDAY
Patchy valley fog early. Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Light and variable winds.
MONDAY NIGHT
Clear. Patchy valley fog late. Humid with lows in the lower 70s. Light and variable winds.
TUESDAY
Patchy valley fog early. Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Patchy valley fog late. Lows in the lower 70s.
WEDNESDAY
Patchy valley fog early. Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Patchy valley fog late. Lows in the lower 70s.
THURSDAY
Mostly sunny. Patchy valley fog early. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
FRIDAY
Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
SATURDAY
Partly sunny with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
