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

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

ISSUED AT 06:00 UTC ON SATURDAY JUN 13 2026
DAY SATURDAY
EDT 3HR 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10A 11A NOON 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P
MAX/MIN -- -- -- -- -- 63° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 88°
TEMP 70° 67° 67° 65° 65° 68° 70° 76° 79° 81° 85° 85° 88° 88° 88° 88° 86°
SKY COVER 59% 49% 29% 33% 57% 48% 26% 28% 35% 25% 13% 12% 10% 17% 16% 6% 5%
Clouds
DEW PT 67° 67° 65° 65° 65° 65° 67° 67° 67° 67° 65° 63° 63° 63° 61° 63° 63°
RH 89% 96% 96% 99% 99% 89% 87% 74% 66% 60% 51% 47% 43% 43% 41% 41% 46%
POP 12HR -- -- -- -- -- 28% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- --
SNOWFALL -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- --
WIND SPEED(MPH) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1
WIND Gust(MPH) 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 5 5 7 7 7 7 6 5
WIND DIR N NW NW NE NE E E SE SW W W W W W W W W
DEW Hvy Dew Hvy Dew Hvy Dew Hvy Dew Hvy Dew Hvy Dew Hvy Dew Lgt Dew -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HeatIndex 70 67 67 65 65 68 70 76 79 84 86 87 88 88 88 89 88
Rain Showers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Thunder Storm -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Fog Patchy Patchy Patchy Patchy Patchy Patchy -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND CHILL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS 69.32 66.82 66.82 64.97 64.97 67.44 69.20 73.54 75.22 76.12 77.94 77.36 78.85 78.85 78.52 78.52 77.92



DAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
EDT 6HR 8P 9P 10P 11P MIDN 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10A 11A NOON 1P 2P 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 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 68° -- -- -- -- -- -- 83° -- -- -- -- 58° -- -- 76° -- -- 54° 79° -- -- 56° 83° -- -- 65° 85° -- -- 65° 83° --
TEMP 83° 79° 76° 74° 72° 72° 72° 72° 70° 70° 70° 70° 72° 72° 76° 76° 79° 79° 79° 79° 77° 68° 65° 61° 61° 70° 76° 76° 72° 58° 58° 76° 74° 59° 61° 79° 79° 68° 70° 81° 81° 70° 68° 81° 77°
SKY COVER 21% 20% 17% 49% 49% 75% 75% 78% 76% 69% 57% 59% 60% 67% 67% 77% 68% 66% 60% 48% 54% 66% 60% 61% 51% 47% 48% 44% 43% 59% 42% 33% 9% 25% 30% 27% 33% 44% 67% 61% 62% 63% 58% 52% 45%
Clouds
DEW PT 65° 67° 67° 65° 67° 67° 67° 67° 67° 67° 67° 67° 68° 68° 70° 70° 70° 70° 70° 70° 67° 65° 61° 58° 58° 56° 54° 54° 54° 54° 54° 52° 54° 54° 56° 58° 61° 63° 67° 70° 67° 67° 65° 67° 65°
RH 54% 66% 73% 76% 81% 84% 84% 84% 90% 90% 90% 93% 89% 87% 81% 81% 76% 73% 74% 76% 70% 90% 87% 92% 86% 60% 47% 44% 52% 86% 89% 41% 49% 83% 84% 48% 54% 84% 87% 66% 64% 86% 90% 63% 67%
POP 12HR 2% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 51% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 83% -- -- -- 21% -- -- -- 2% -- 13% -- 2% -- 2% -- 15% -- 44% -- 61% -- 63% -- 56%
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.05in -- -- -- -- -- 0.13in -- 0.42in -- 0.03in -- 0.00in -- 0.00in -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SNOWFALL 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND SPEED(MPH) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 5 6 7 7 9 10 10 10 10 9 7 5 1 1 1 1 5 7 2 0 0 5 2 0 2 8 7 10 16 15 8 5 5 8 5
WIND DIR W SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W SW SW SW W W W NW NW N N N NW NW NW N N NW NW S S SW S S SW W W SW SW W NW
HeatIndex 86 79 76 74 72 72 72 72 70 70 70 70 72 72 76 76 79 79 79 79 77 68 65 61 61 70 76 76 72 58 58 76 74 59 61 79 79 68 70 85 83 70 68 83 77
Rain Showers -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Likely Chance Chance -- -- Chance Chance Chance Slight Chance -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Chance Chance Likely Likely Likely Likely Likely Chance Chance
Thunder Storm -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Chance Chance Slight Chance -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Chance -- Slight Chance Chance Slight Chance -- -- Chance --
Fog -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND CHILL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS 76.88 75.22 73.45 71.99 70.62 70.84 70.84 70.84 69.38 69.38 69.38 69.57 71.20 71.06 74.20 74.20 76.33 76.00 76.11 76.33 74.00 67.49 64.56 60.90 60.83 67.54 70.99 70.70 68.52 58.06 58.05 70.42 69.74 58.98 60.81 73.22 73.89 67.19 69.20 76.85 76.60 69.14 67.49 76.48 73.70

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NWS 48 Hr. Forecast Maps,

Regional Hourly Observations For WHITLEY County, Kentucky
Issued at 200 AM EDT SAT JUN 13 2026
...EASTERN KENTUCKY...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
JACKSON        CLOUDY    71  66  84 CALM      30.06S                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  70; 6HR MAX TEMP:  78;                                

LONDON         PTCLDY    71  68  90 CALM      30.06S                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  71; 6HR MAX TEMP:  80;                                

SOMERSET*      PTCLDY    72  72 100 CALM      30.03F                  
MONTICELLO*    PTCLDY    68  68 100 CALM      30.07F                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  68; 6HR MAX TEMP:  78;                                

MIDDLESBORO*   MOCLDY    69  66  90 CALM      30.07S                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  68; 6HR MAX TEMP:  81;                                

HARLAN APT*    CLOUDY    68  66  94 CALM      30.08S                  
PIKE CO APT*   PTCLDY    72  67  84 N5        30.06F                  
MOREHEAD APT*  MOCLDY    66  64  94 W3        30.03S                  
ASHLAND*       CLEAR     65  63  93 CALM      30.02S                  


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 WHITLEY County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:

Issued at: Sat Jun 13 02:05:01 AM EDT 2026

520 AM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Chance precip (%)     60           0            0            
Precip type           tstms        None         None         
Temp (24H TREND)      87 (-3)      60 (-11)     88           
Rh % (24H TREND)      56 (+9)      100 (+8)     35           
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       SW  6 G19                 Lgt/Var      
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       W  6 G17     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip duration       1                                      
Precip begin          11 AM                                  
Precip end            Continuing                             
Precip amount         0.13         0.00         0.00         
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    4800                      5600         
Transport wnd (mph)   W 14                      SW  5        
Vent rate (kt-ft)     57600                     22400        
ADI Early             67           4            23           
ADI Late              56           5            36           
Max LVORI Early       4            7            8            
Max LVORI Late        3            9            2            

Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.        
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook For WHITLEY County, Kentucky
1025 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026

 DAY ONE  Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

 DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  Saturday through Thursday.

There is a chance for thunderstorms at times from Saturday night 
through Sunday evening, and again from Wednesday through Thursday.

 SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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


7-Day Forecast For WHITLEY County, KY

REST OF TONIGHT
Partly cloudy. Areas of valley fog. Lows in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds.

SATURDAY
Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Areas of valley fog early. Hot with highs around 90. Light and variable winds, becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Patchy valley fog late. Humid with lows around 70. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

SUNDAY
Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Cooler with lows around 60. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.

MONDAY
Patchy valley fog early. Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.

MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.

THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Hot. Highs in the mid 80s. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 60 percent.

JUNETEENTH
Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.

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