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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
555 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
DISCUSSION
WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE WILL GIVE US ALL ONE MORE DAY
OF HEAT INDICES GETTING NEAR OR AROUND 105 DEGREES. WE WILL START TO
SEE INCREASED CHANCES OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY RETURN
TODAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND - LASTING WELL INTO NEXT
WEEK. THIS MARKS AN END TO THE HEAT WAVE AND START OF ANOTHER WETTER
THAN NORMAL WEATHER PATTERN.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-042015-
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-
JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-LEE-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FLEMINGSBURG, CAMARGO, JEFFERSONVILLE,
MOUNT STERLING, OWINGSVILLE, MOREHEAD, IRVINE, RAVENNA, CLAY CITY,
STANTON, FRENCHBURG, SANDY HOOK, WEST LIBERTY, PAINTSVILLE, CAMPTON,
SALYERSVILLE, BEATTYVILLE, AND INEZ
555 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 40 60
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 92 (-1) 70 (0) 89
RH % (24H TREND) 47 (-8) 100 (+2) 57
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.05 0.16
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7800 5300
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 7 W 3
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 46800 15900
ADI EARLY 35 3 24
ADI LATE 45 2 21
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 7 6
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 4
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-042015-
ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-LAUREL-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-OWSLEY-
CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRODHEAD, MOUNT VERNON, MCKEE, ANNVILLE,
LONDON, STEARNS, WHITLEY CITY, CORBIN, WILLIAMSBURG, BARBOURVILLE,
MIDDLESBORO, PINEVILLE, CUMBERLAND, HARLAN, BOONEVILLE,
AND MANCHESTER
555 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 60
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 93 (0) 69 (+1) 90
RH % (24H TREND) 44 (-6) 100 (+4) 52
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 11 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.04 0.19
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7400 6400
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 5 W 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 29600 44800
ADI EARLY 10 2 47
ADI LATE 26 1 47
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 7 7
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
KYZ079-083-042015-
PULASKI-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO
555 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 30 70
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 92 (-1) 71 (+4) 90
RH % (24H TREND) 47 (-5) 100 (+2) 56
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.05 0.27
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5300 6600
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 6 W 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 26500 46200
ADI EARLY 15 2 41
ADI LATE 34 2 58
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 7 6
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-042015-
FLOYD-BREATHITT-KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-LETCHER-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PRESTONSBURG, WHEELWRIGHT, JACKSON, HINDMAN,
PIPPA PASSES, HAZARD, HYDEN, JENKINS, WHITESBURG, COAL RUN,
ELKHORN CITY, PIKEVILLE, AND SOUTH WILLIAMSON
555 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 40 70
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 94 (+1) 68 (-2) 91
RH % (24H TREND) 43 (-10) 100 (+4) 52
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.02 0.14
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7800 5700
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 5 W 3
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 31200 17100
ADI EARLY 13 2 42
ADI LATE 21 2 38
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 7 6
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 4
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH, BECOMING SOUTH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
GREIF
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