Payne Gap, KY Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

16°F
Feels Like 16°F  
Humidity 95% Dew Point 15°F Wind Calm Barometer N/A
Report from a personal weather station 4.3 mi. NW of central Payne Gap
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Point Forecast at a Glance

TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Sunny, High 44F, Low 28F
44
28
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Mostly Cloudy, High 47F, Low 33F
47
33
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Rain Likely, High 56F, Low 25F
60%
56
25
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Mostly Sunny, High 33F, Low 22F
33
22
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Sunny, High 51F, Low 39F
51
39
SunDec 21
Sun Dec 21: Rain, High 49F, Low 34F
40%
49
34
MonDec 22
Mon Dec 22: Rain, High 47F
40%
47
 

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures start near 44°F, reaching 56°F before cooling to 33°F, then recovering to 47°F by week's end. Unsettled weather expected with rain on most days, including one day with wintry mix.

Climate Context

Temperatures are expected to be near normal for this time of year, with highs around 47°F and lows around 28°F.

This Date in Weather History

1941 - Only two women were employed by the Weather Bureau. By 1945, more than 900 women are employed by the Weather Bureau as observers and forecasters, as a result of filling positions of men during World War II. Eleven days after Pearl Harbor, the Army requested that all weather broadcasts be discontinued. The fear was that the enemy would use this information to plan an attack on the United States.

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Payne Gap, KY 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Tuesday Dec 16

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the morning.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Wednesday Dec 17

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind 3 to 8 mph.

Thursday Dec 18

Rain Likely

Day: Rain likely after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Rain And Snow

Night: Rain before 1am, then a chance of rain and snow between 1am and 4am, then a chance of snow after 4am. Low around 25. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Friday Dec 19

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22.

Saturday Dec 20

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 51.

Rain

Night: A 30 percent chance of rain after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Sunday Dec 21

Rain

Day: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49.

Rain

Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Monday Dec 22

Rain

Day: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.


About Payne Gap, KY

Payne Gap is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 329 as of the 2010 census. U.S. Route 119 passes through the community.

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