Ashland, Kentucky 7 Day Weather Forecast
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NWS Forecast for Ashland KY
National Weather Service Forecast for:
Ashland KY
Issued by: National Weather Service Charleston, WV |
Updated: 1:56 am EDT Jul 16, 2025 |
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Overnight
 Slight Chance T-storms and Patchy Fog
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Wednesday
 Slight Chance T-storms and Patchy Fog then T-storms Likely
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Wednesday Night
 T-storms Likely then Chance T-storms
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Thursday
 Chance Showers then T-storms Likely
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Thursday Night
 T-storms Likely then Showers Likely
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Friday
 Chance T-storms then T-storms
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Friday Night
 T-storms then Chance Showers
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Saturday
 Showers Likely then T-storms
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Saturday Night
 T-storms then Showers Likely
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Lo 72 °F |
Hi 92 °F |
Lo 73 °F |
Hi 93 °F |
Lo 72 °F |
Hi 87 °F |
Lo 71 °F |
Hi 88 °F |
Lo 72 °F |
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Overnight
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A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind. |
Wednesday
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Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 99. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. |
Wednesday Night
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Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 73. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. |
Thursday
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A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 101. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. |
Thursday Night
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Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. |
Friday
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A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 87. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. |
Friday Night
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Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 80%. |
Saturday
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Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 8am. High near 88. Chance of precipitation is 80%. |
Saturday Night
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Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 80%. |
Sunday
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Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 88. Chance of precipitation is 80%. |
Sunday Night
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Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 80%. |
Monday
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Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 60%. |
Monday Night
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Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 60%. |
Tuesday
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A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. |
Forecast from NOAA-NWS
for Ashland KY.
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Weather Forecast Discussion
707
FXUS61 KRLX 160606
AFDRLX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
National Weather Service Charleston WV
206 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025
.SYNOPSIS...
A tropically influenced airmass remains over the region with
periodic low amplitude frontal systems passing through. Locally
heavy showers and storms each afternoon are possible.
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.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
As of 1037 PM Tuesday...
Showers across the northeastern mountains have dissipated with
only a few remaining along the Randolph/Pendleton/Tucker County
border area. A persistent, but rather slow-moving thunderstorm
complex remains to our southwest and will move into our forecast
area. CAMs show this system weakening before it enters the
Metro Valley and eastern mountains a few hours from now.
As of 644 PM Tuesday...
No changes needed to the forecast. Seeing a complex of
stationary showers and thunderstorms across the northeastern
mountains. Will have to monitor for flash flooding across this
area due to these cells barely moving. Overall they are lacking
in longevity though due to nearly nonexistent shear.
As of 125 PM Tuesday...
Key Messages:
* Tropically influenced airmass remains anchored across the region
through the bulk of the forecast
* Locally heavy, diurnally enhanced rainfall - water issues may
accumulate over the next week
* Wet microbursts may produce locally damaging wind gusts, but
widespread severe weather is not expected in the next 7 days
A mid-level ridge anchored over the southeast and nearly stationary
boundary draped west to east across the forecast area are the
dominant synoptic features affecting the region through the near
term period. South of the front, precipitable water values are
around the 75th+ percentile for this time of the year today,
increasing to 90th+ percentile for Wednesday.
Although mid-level lapse rates remain rather paltry (~5.5C/km)
typical of a tropically influenced airmass, ample low level moisture
and surface heating should yield 1000-2000J/kg MLCAPE by peak
heating this afternoon. With deep-layer shear forecast to remain
weak, the convective mode will strongly favor pulse-type cells and
loosely organized multicell clusters. The probability of thunder in
any 1-hour period peaks between 20Z and 00Z at around 30-40% for
many locations in and near the higher terrain. Given the degree of
instability and moisture, any storm will be capable of producing
torrential rainfall with a few instances of gusty winds associated
with wet microbursts.
Convection will wane tonight with the loss of solar heating.
However, lingering outflow boundaries from any afternoon activity
could serve as a focus for isolated showers or a storm overnight, a
low-probability scenario reflected in the NBM`s overnight PoPs of 10-
20%.
For Wednesday, will see similar convective coverage (isolated to
scattered) early afternoon into mid-afternoon, with an approaching
mid-level wave from the west providing forcing for ascent for more
substantial coverage heading into the late afternoon and evening
hours. Models to depict a belt of stronger H500 flow associated with
this feature across the Middle Ohio Valley yielding an uptick in
deep layer shear to 35-40KTs. This should yield at least some
potential for rotating storms in this area through the late
afternoon and early evening. The primary threat with this activity
would damaging wind gusts and locally very heavy rainfall, although
the progressive nature of the storms should help to limit dwell time
over any given location. While low level veering of the wind profile
will be fairly limited, given the propensity for rotating storm and
fairly low LCL values couldn`t rule out some sort of mesoscale
oddity yielding a quick spin-up, but the probability is very low.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
As of 125 PM Tuesday...
Not much change in the pattern is expected in the extended forecast
with upper level ridging remaining over the southeast with high
zonal flow across the north featuring periodic weak frontal
boundaries that approach and stall over the region. This will
maintain a tropically influenced airmass with relatively weak flow
through the period. Central guidance continues to overdo afternoon
mixed dew points with values in the upper 70s, reality will be
closer to the lower 70s. This should keep heat indices below
advisory criteria with highs in the low 90s. The main concern will
continue to be locally heavy rain and with such a long period of
diurnal enhanced locally heavy rain, we will continue to accumulate
areas of overly moist soils more prone to flooding with additional
heavy rainfall. Depending on antecedent conditions, may eventually
need a flash flood watch for some areas.
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.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
As of 125 PM Tuesday...
As mentioned in the short term discussion, largely more of the same
is expected heading into the weekend and into early next week with
low amplitude frontal boundaries interacting with a tropically
influenced air mass. Models are in fairly good agreement even
through the end of the forecast with the subtropical ridge not
expected to go anywhere in the foreseeable future.
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.AVIATION /06Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
As of 200 AM Wednesday...
A cluster of showers and thunderstorms are currently moving
across southeast VA and southern WV. After a brief lull occurs
early this morning, showers and storms are expected to spread
back across the area during the day. Precipitation coverage
should be most extensive during the afternoon and evening
hours. MVFR/IFR will be possible within storms during the TAF
period.
Patches of fog have already made an appearance at a few
terminals and may expand to additional sites before daybreak;
however, coverage should continue to be limited by clouds and
some wind. MVFR or worse conditions will be possible wherever
fog does form, then restrictions will improve as fog dissipates
after sunrise.
Winds should remain light with a south to south west direction
during the day.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY...
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: Low to medium for fog.
ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Timing, locations and intensity of showers
and thunderstorms could vary from forecast. Fog formation could
also vary.
EXPERIMENTAL TABLE OF FLIGHT CATEGORY OBJECTIVELY SHOWS CONSISTENCY
OF WFO FORECAST TO AVAILABLE MODEL INFORMATION:
H = HIGH: TAF CONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
M = MEDIUM: TAF HAS VARYING LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY WITH MODELS.
L = LOW: TAF INCONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
DATE WED 07/16/25
UTC 1HRLY 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14
EDT 1HRLY 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
CRW CONSISTENCY H H H M L L M L L L H H
HTS CONSISTENCY H H H H H H M M M H H H
BKW CONSISTENCY H H H H M M M M M H H H
EKN CONSISTENCY H H H H H M L L L M H H
PKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H M M L L L L H
CKB CONSISTENCY H H H H M M M L L H H H
AFTER 06Z THURSDAY...
Brief periods of IFR conditions possible under showers and
thunderstorms, mainly during the afternoon and evening hours
through the week. IFR or worse fog is also possible overnight,
especially where any heavy rain falls during the day.
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.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...None.
OH...None.
KY...None.
VA...None.
&&
$$
SYNOPSIS...JP
NEAR TERM...JP/LTC
SHORT TERM...JP
LONG TERM...JP
AVIATION...20
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