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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
347 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
DISCUSSION
DRY WEATHER CONTINUES TODAY, BUT A COLD FRONT WILL
ARRIVE FROM THE NORTH LATER TONIGHT, BRINGING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND STORMS MAINLY FOR SOUTHERN IN. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND
STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY EAST OF I-65 DURING THE AFTERNOON,
BUT AGAIN EXPECT ONLY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED COVERAGE, AND SOME AREAS
COULD END UP REMAINING DRY. TEMPERATURES CREEP INTO THE 90S FOR THE
END OF THE WEEK AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
INZ076-083-084-089-262030-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
347 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026 /247 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 50 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (+4) 65 (+4) 86
RH % (24H TREND) 47 (0) 99 (+5) 51
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.08 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5544 5553
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 9 NW 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 47709 49977
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 18 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 25 FAIR
ADI LATE 55 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 58 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 8
MAX LVORI LATE 2 8 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-262030-
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
347 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026 /247 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (+3) 67 (+5) 87
RH % (24H TREND) 44 (+2) 98 (+10) 53
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.09 0.02
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5703 5459
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 7 NW 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 44072 49131
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 16 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 24 FAIR
ADI LATE 43 GEN GOOD 3 VERY POOR 53 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 4 7
MAX LVORI LATE 2 6 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-262030-
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
347 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (+5) 65 (+5) 87
RH % (24H TREND) 43 (-6) 96 (+5) 53
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6154 5760
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 7 NW 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 45048 45304
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 18 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 26 FAIR
ADI LATE 48 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 50 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 4 6
MAX LVORI LATE 2 6 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-262030-
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
347 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (+5) 65 (+6) 86
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (-6) 91 (+1) 55
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.03
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6075 5882
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 7 W 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 42864 51363
DISPERSION FAIR GOOD
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 18 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 29 FAIR
ADI LATE 46 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 55 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 2 5 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-262030-
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
347 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026 /247 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 30
TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (+5) 66 (+6) 88
RH % (24H TREND) 43 (-1) 92 (+1) 57
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.04
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5626 5302
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 8 W 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 41336 44487
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 19 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 23 FAIR
ADI LATE 45 GEN GOOD 3 VERY POOR 47 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 4 6
MAX LVORI LATE 2 6 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. LIGHT
WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
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