815
FNUS73 KJKL 061006
FWSJKL
SPOT FORECAST FOR KING...KDF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
606 AM EDT MON APR 6 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA TODAY
AND ALLOW A DRY COLD FRONT TO DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE KING PROJECT
EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE
FRONT NEARS WITH SOME GUSTS NEARING 20 MPH, WHILE HUMIDITY DROPS
BELOW 30 PERCENT. A COLDER AND DRIER AIRMASS WILL BE USHERED IN BY
ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE THROUGH TUESDAY ON NORTHERLY WINDS.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
BEFORE 0900.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 26 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............30 TO 36.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 33.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE, THROUGH 1000, THEN NORTHWEST
5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE, THROUGH 1000, THEN NORTHWEST
5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 6300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO WEST 2 TO 9 MPH THROUGH 1200, THEN
NORTHWEST 9 TO 21 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO POOR (22000
KNOT-FT TO EXCELLENT (114000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............7 TO 9 EARLY, 1 LATE.
ADI.................1 EARLY, INCREASING TO 31 TO 138 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........41 40 36 22 25 21 18 14 19 25 28 21
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY ARS
WEATHER TYPE....FST FST FST
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............34 34 33 40 46 51 55 61 63 65 66 66
DEWPOINT........33 34 33 36 36 34 32 31 32 33 32 33
RH..............96 100 100 85 68 52 41 32 31 30 28 29
APARNT TMP (F)..34 34 33 40 46 51 55 61 63 65 66 66
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 0 3 6 7 8 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.2 1 1 3 6 9 13 16 17 18 17 16
RIDGE WIND DIR..W N N W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
RIDGE WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 3 5 6 8 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.9 2.1 2.7 3.1 4.0 5.2 5.9 6.3 6.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 2 2 5 6 8 8 12 16 18 20 21
LVORI...........7 8 9 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............1 2 2 5 15 27 31 55 97 121 132 138
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 1 4 10 19 22 40 73 94 107 114
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD VGD VGD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 89 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............33 TO 40.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 38.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 2 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 20 MPH, THEN NORTHWEST TO NORTH
5 TO 9 MPH AFTER 2000.
VENT RATE...........GOOD (83400 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (1500
KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............1 EARLY, 6 LATE.
ADI.................113 EARLY, DECREASING TO 2 .
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........30 24 14 6 3 4 3 2 2 4 5 7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............66 64 59 55 53 50 48 47 44 42 40 39
DEWPOINT........33 36 39 40 39 39 38 37 36 36 36 36
RH..............29 35 47 57 59 66 68 68 73 79 85 89
APARNT TMP (F)..66 64 59 55 53 50 48 47 44 42 40 39
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.14 10 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N
RIDGE WIND SPD..9 6 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.9 2.0 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 13 8 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 5
LVORI...........1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6
ADI.............113 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2
VRATE KT-FT/1K..83 22 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
VENTRATE CAT....GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 25 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............AROUND 33 DECREASING TO AROUND 27 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 36.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 2 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (1600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR
(35100 KNOT-FT)TO FAIR (44200 KNOT-FT)
IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............6 EARLY, 1 LATE.
ADI.................2 EARLY, INCREASING TO 48 TO 60 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........4 6 4 4 11 5 6 8 9 8 8 7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............38 38 38 41 46 51 55 58 59 61 62 62
DEWPOINT........35 35 35 33 33 33 33 31 28 27 26 27
RH..............89 89 89 73 60 50 43 36 30 27 25 26
APARNT TMP (F)..38 38 36 38 43 51 55 58 59 61 62 62
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.7 9 10 10 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 14
RIDGE WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N
RIDGE WIND SPD..3 3 5 5 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 1.1 2.3 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE NE NE N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 6 8 10 12 12 12 12 10 10 9
LVORI...........6 6 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............2 6 6 11 30 42 49 54 60 54 54 48
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 2 2 8 21 30 35 40 44 40 41 36
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR
FORECASTER...JP
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SHEPHERD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2608814.4/JKL
.DELDT 04/06/26
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