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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
346 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
DISCUSSION
MORNING SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE
EAST AND OUT OF THE AREA. RH VALUES ONLY REACH A MINIMUM OF
THE MID 60S TO MID 70S ACROSS ALL AREAS. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL
REMAIN LIGHT AND INITIALLY FROM THE SW TO SHIFTING OUT OF THE
NORTH BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS THURSDAY. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL
REMAIN LOW IN THE LOW 3 KFT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. WITH
MARGINAL TO POOR DISPERSION RATES TODAY, GENERALLY POOR TO
FAIR CONDITIONS FOR BURNING WILL BE PRESENT TODAY.
INZ076-083-084-089-202030-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
346 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2026 /246 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 83 (0) 65 (-2) 85
RH % (24H TREND) 74 (-1) 100 (0) 58
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3648 5792
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 6 NW 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 20376 40544
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 14 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 26 FAIR
ADI LATE 24 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 52 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 9 9
MAX LVORI LATE 4 9 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. LIGHT
WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-202030-
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
346 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2026 /246 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (-1) 67 (-1) 86
RH % (24H TREND) 72 (+12) 100 (0) 58
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.19 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4193 5723
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 7 NW 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 37017 54680
DISPERSION MARGINAL GOOD
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 26 FAIR
ADI LATE 31 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 55 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 9 9
MAX LVORI LATE 4 9 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-202030-
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
346 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 10 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 83 (-1) 65 (-2) 84
RH % (24H TREND) 74 (+2) 100 (0) 59
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.11 0.01 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3860 5672
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 6 NW 7
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 22692 39704
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 20 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 24 FAIR
ADI LATE 23 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 45 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 9 8
MAX LVORI LATE 4 9 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. LIGHT
WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-202030-
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
346 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 10 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 81 (-2) 66 (-1) 84
RH % (24H TREND) 75 (+13) 100 (0) 64
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.18 0.01 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3703 4307
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 6 NW 7
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 23086 31256
DISPERSION POOR MARGINAL
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 18 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 27 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 32 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 9 8
MAX LVORI LATE 4 9 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. LIGHT
WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-202030-
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
346 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2026 /246 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 10 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (0) 66 (-2) 86
RH % (24H TREND) 72 (+16) 100 (0) 62
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.16 0.01 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4427 4730
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 8 NW 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 39843 36968
DISPERSION FAIR MARGINAL
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 19 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 37 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 39 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 9 9
MAX LVORI LATE 4 10 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
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