921
FNUS53 KLMK 160757
FWFLMK
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
357 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026
DISCUSSION
HOT AND HUMID WEATHER CONTINUES TODAY, WITH TEMPERATURES
IN THE UPPER 80S AND LOWER 90S. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SHOWER AND STORM CHANCES CONTINUE EACH DAY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
INZ076-083-084-089-162015-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
357 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026 /257 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 30 70
TEMP (24H TREND) 89 (-2) 72 (-1) 87
RH % (24H TREND) 61 (+2) 100 (+2) 68
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.03 0.26
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4742 4340
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 5 SW 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 22140 34720
DISPERSION POOR MARGINAL
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 16 GEN POOR 2 VERY POOR 29 FAIR
ADI LATE 23 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 38 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 7 9
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-162015-
HANCOCK-BRECKINRIDGE-MEADE-OHIO-GRAYSON-HARDIN-LARUE-BUTLER-
EDMONSON-HART-LOGAN-WARREN-SIMPSON-ALLEN-BARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEWISPORT, HAWESVILLE, HARDINSBURG,
BRANDENBURG, HARTFORD, LEITCHFIELD, ELIZABETHTOWN, HODGENVILLE,
MORGANTOWN, BROWNSVILLE, HORSE CAVE, RUSSELLVILLE, BOWLING GREEN,
FRANKLIN, PROVIDENCE, SCOTTSVILLE, AND GLASGOW
357 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026 /257 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 30 60
TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (-1) 72 (0) 87
RH % (24H TREND) 63 (+2) 100 (+1) 68
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.02 0.12
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4508 4392
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 6 SW 7
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 24996 34096
DISPERSION POOR MARGINAL
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 19 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 25 FAIR
ADI LATE 29 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 40 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 7 9
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-162015-
WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD-CLARK IN-
BULLITT-JEFFERSON-OLDHAM-TRIMBLE-HENRY-SHELBY-SPENCER-NELSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SALEM, SCOTTSBURG, MADISON, CORYDON,
NEW ALBANY, JEFFERSONVILLE, SHEPHERDSVILLE, LOUISVILLE,
LA GRANGE, BEDFORD, MILTON, NEW CASTLE, SHELBYVILLE,
TAYLORSVILLE, AND BARDSTOWN
357 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 20 60
TEMP (24H TREND) 90 (-2) 73 (+1) 88
RH % (24H TREND) 57 (+1) 99 (+2) 67
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.01 0.18
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5671 4760
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 5 SW 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 27505 38080
DISPERSION POOR MARGINAL
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 19 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 28 FAIR
ADI LATE 27 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 39 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 6 8
MAX LVORI LATE 2 8 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-162015-
FRANKLIN-SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-ANDERSON-WOODFORD-FAYETTE-BOURBON-
NICHOLAS-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER-JESSAMINE-CLARK KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FRANKFORT, GEORGETOWN, CYNTHIANA,
LAWRENCEBURG, VERSAILLES, LEXINGTON, PARIS, CARLISLE,
SPRINGFIELD, HARRODSBURG, NICHOLASVILLE, AND WINCHESTER
357 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 50
TEMP (24H TREND) 90 (-1) 72 (+1) 88
RH % (24H TREND) 53 (0) 99 (+3) 63
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.08
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6299 5022
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 6 SW 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 35634 34426
DISPERSION MARGINAL MARGINAL
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 27 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 23 FAIR
ADI LATE 33 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 41 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 6 8
MAX LVORI LATE 2 8 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SATURDAY
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-162015-
MARION-BOYLE-GARRARD-MADISON-GREEN-TAYLOR-CASEY-LINCOLN-MONROE-
METCALFE-ADAIR-RUSSELL-CUMBERLAND-CLINTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEBANON, DANVILLE, LANCASTER, RICHMOND,
GREENSBURG, CAMPBELLSVILLE, LIBERTY, STANFORD, TOMPKINSVILLE,
EDMONTON, COLUMBIA, JAMESTOWN, BURKESVILLE, AND ALBANY
357 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026 /257 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 60
TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (-1) 72 (0) 87
RH % (24H TREND) 59 (+1) 100 (+3) 65
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.08
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4769 4208
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 5 SW 7
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 22535 30480
DISPERSION POOR MARGINAL
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 16 GEN POOR 2 VERY POOR 22 FAIR
ADI LATE 25 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 33 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 7 8
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SATURDAY
SHOWERS AND NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. LIGHT
WINDS.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
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