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ISSUED AT 15:00 UTC ON MONDAY MAR 16 2026
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| EDT 3HR | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 45° | ||||
| TEMP | 34° | 34° | 34° | 32° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 29° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 90% | 87% | 89% | 86% | 81% | 82% | 80% | 80% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 29° | 29° | 27° | 27° | 25° | 25° | 22° | 22° | ||||
| RH | 78% | 81% | 78% | 82% | 77% | 75% | 72% | 71% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | 0.04in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 29 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | ||||
| WIND DIR | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | ||||
| Snow | -- | Definite | Definite | Definite | Likely | Likely | -- | -- | ||||
| Snow Showers | Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Likely | Chance | ||||
| Rain Showers | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | 24° | 24° | 25° | 22° | 21° | 21° | 21° | 18° | ||||
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| DRY COND |  | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | | | |  | ||||
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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 | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22° | -- | -- | 50° | -- | -- | 36° | 63° | -- | -- | 43° | 70° | -- | -- | 47° | 74° | -- | -- | 49° | 74° | -- |
| TEMP | 27° | 27° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 25° | 27° | 27° | 29° | 31° | 31° | 32° | 34° | 31° | 31° | 29° | 27° | 25° | 25° | 22° | 25° | 27° | 36° | 43° | 50° | 47° | 40° | 36° | 61° | 58° | 47° | 43° | 65° | 63° | 52° | 49° | 72° | 68° | 56° | 52° | 72° | 63° |
| SKY COVER | 77% | 76% | 68% | 77% | 68% | 68% | 75% | 64% | 61% | 60% | 70% | 63% | 58% | 54% | 49% | 45% | 40% | 36% | 31% | 24% | 20% | 19% | 18% | 17% | 17% | 21% | 25% | 29% | 71% | 83% | 89% | 88% | 85% | 64% | 49% | 43% | 70% | 49% | 17% | 23% | 36% | 28% | 53% | 47% | 70% | 32% | 46% | 22% | 26% | 31% | 24% |
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| DEW PT | 20° | 18° | 18° | 18° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 18° | 16° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 16° | 20° | 27° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 31° | 38° | 41° | 43° | 41° | 45° | 45° | 45° | 45° | 49° | 47° | 47° | 47° | 47° | 45° |
| RH | 71% | 71% | 74% | 74% | 77% | 74% | 71% | 74% | 71% | 71% | 70% | 67% | 67% | 68% | 61% | 57% | 50% | 46% | 41% | 39% | 36% | 32% | 35% | 35% | 37% | 42% | 45% | 49% | 62% | 60% | 59% | 52% | 54% | 42% | 47% | 67% | 78% | 44% | 55% | 82% | 92% | 46% | 53% | 76% | 86% | 43% | 46% | 71% | 82% | 42% | 50% |
| POP 12HR | 86% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3% | -- | -- | -- | 17% | -- | 4% | -- | 13% | -- | 8% | -- | 5% | -- | 3% | -- | 7% | -- | 7% | -- | 9% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.06in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.01in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 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) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
| WIND DIR | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | SW | S | S | S | S | S | SW | S | S | S | SW | SW | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | W | W | SW | SW | W | NW |
| HeatIndex | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 31 | 37 | 50 | 45 | 35 | 33 | 61 | 58 | 47 | 43 | 65 | 63 | 52 | 47 | 72 | 68 | 56 | 52 | 72 | 63 |
| Snow | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Snow Showers | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance |
| WIND CHILL | 16° | 16° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 16° | 16° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 20° | 23° | 23° | 24° | 27° | 24° | 25° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30° | 38° | -- | -- | 36° | 32° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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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 WHITLEY County, Kentucky
Issued at 1100 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS JACKSON CLOUDY 34 32 92 W12G29 29.65R WCI 25 LONDON MIX PCPN 35 32 88 W12 29.70S WCI 27 SOMERSET NOT AVBL MIDDLESBORO NOT AVBL MONTICELLO NOT AVBL
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: Mon Mar 16 11:05:01 AM EDT 2026
634 AM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Chance precip (%) 60 0 0
Precip type snow showers None None
Temp (24H TREND) 48 (-26) 20 (-21) 36
Rh % (24H TREND) 51 (+19) 100 (+4) 25
20ftwnd-AM(mph) W 10 G28 W 8 G21
20ftwnd-PM(mph) W 11 G30 W 11 G31 W 6 G21
Precip duration 2
Precip begin 8 AM
Precip end Continuing
Precip amount 0.08 0.00 0.00
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6000 7500
Transport wnd (mph) W 31 W 23
Vent rate (kt-ft) 162000 150000
ADI Early 71 40 107
ADI Late 98 41 134
Max LVORI Early 4 3 2
Max LVORI Late 2 3 2
Remarks...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 WHITLEY County, Kentucky
636 AM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026
DAY ONE Today and tonight.
Snow showers are expected this afternoon and tonight, with a few
snow squalls also possible. Light snow accumulations of a dusting to
1 inch are expected, although isolated higher amounts are possible
under the most persistent snow showers.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Tuesday through Sunday.
There is a slight chance of a few thunderstorms Saturday evening in
portions of extreme eastern Kentucky.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation is not expected.
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 TODAY
Cloudy. Sprinkles possible and flurries late this morning, then snow this afternoon. Snow accumulation around an inch. Much cooler with highs in the upper 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
TONIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Snow likely in the evening, then a chance of snow showers overnight. Total snow accumulation around an inch. Much colder with lows in the mid 20s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of snow 60 percent.
TUESDAY
Partly cloudy with a chance of snow showers in the morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Cooler with highs in the upper 30s. West winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of snow 30 percent.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 20s. West winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
WEDNESDAY
Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with highs in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 60s.
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s.
