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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
345 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
DISCUSSION
A WEAK CLIPPER SYSTEM IS MOVING THROUGH THE REGION
TODAY, BRINGING LIGHT SNOW. LIGHT SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO LIGHT
RAIN IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECIP CHANCES WILL DIMINISH BY THE
LATE AFTERNOON. 5000FT CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO CLEAR FROM SW TO NE
IN THE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL KENTUCKY WILL DIP INTO THE MID 30% RANGE IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON.
WE WILL SEE ANOTHER WEAK CLIPPER SYSTEM MOVE THROUGH ON THURSDAY,
WHICH WILL BRING LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS MOSTLY TO SOUTHERN INDIANA AND
NORTHERN KENTUCKY.
WE WILL SEE A WARMING TREND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HIGHS THIS
WEEKEND WILL BE IN THE UPPER 70S AND LOW 80S. WE WILL REMAIN
MOSTLY DRY THROUGH SATURDAY.
INZ076-083-084-089-182015-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
345 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026 /245 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 10
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (+22) 37 (+11) 65
RH % (24H TREND) 43 (-1) 93 (+29) 49
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 5 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 6 G17 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.01
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3999 3674
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 23 W 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 83979 33220
DISPERSION GOOD MARGINAL
DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 42 GEN GOOD 6 VERY POOR 12 POOR
ADI LATE 101 VERY GOOD5 VERY POOR 34 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 6 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. MUCH COOLER. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-182015-
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
345 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026 /245 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE SPRINKLES
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (+20) 37 (+10) 67
RH % (24H TREND) 39 (+4) 87 (+24) 48
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 6 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 7 G17 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4135 4092
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 25 SW 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 97296 39090
DISPERSION EXCELLENT FAIR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 44 GEN GOOD 7 POOR 19 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 93 GOOD 9 POOR 38 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 1 5 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. MUCH COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-182015-
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
345 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 51 (+18) 35 (+10) 63
RH % (24H TREND) 46 (+1) 92 (+25) 54
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 6 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 8 G17 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.03
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4064 3291
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 22 SW 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 83118 27060
DISPERSION GOOD POOR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 44 GEN GOOD 8 POOR 9 POOR
ADI LATE 79 GOOD 8 POOR 22 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 5 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. MUCH COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-182015-
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
345 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (+16) 33 (+10) 60
RH % (24H TREND) 44 (0) 89 (+18) 56
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 5 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 7 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.04
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3579 3017
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 23 SW 7
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 79304 21492
DISPERSION GOOD POOR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 47 GEN GOOD 10 POOR 15 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 56 GEN GOOD 9 POOR 13 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. MUCH COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-182015-
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
345 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026 /245 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (+17) 35 (+10) 65
RH % (24H TREND) 42 (+5) 85 (+17) 50
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.02
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3689 4302
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 23 SW 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 82248 45331
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 41 GEN GOOD 10 POOR 26 FAIR
ADI LATE 79 GOOD 9 POOR 30 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
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