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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
342 AM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026
DISCUSSION
A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL DROP INTO THE REGION
FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON
AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY. OUTSIDE OF STORMS, TEMPERATURES WILL WARM
INTO THE UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90 WITH LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS, BUT
GOOD VENT RATES. A DRIER WEATHER PATTERN WILL EMERGE BY THE LATE
WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER, LONGER RANGE FORECASTS
SHOW UNSETTLED WEATHER RETURNING TO THE REGION BY MID-LATE NEXT
WEEK.
INZ076-083-084-089-072015-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
342 AM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026 /242 AM CDT FRI AUG 7 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 30 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (+3) 70 (-1) 88
RH % (24H TREND) 65 (-2) 99 (+1) 68
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.02 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4658 4789
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 14 W 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 55471 47890
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 32 FAIR 6 VERY POOR 33 FAIR
ADI LATE 57 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 55 GEN GOOD
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.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 70. HIGHS AROUND 90. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-072015-
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
342 AM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026 /242 AM CDT FRI AUG 7 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 90 (+2) 71 (-1) 89
RH % (24H TREND) 57 (-3) 96 (-1) 62
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5592 5300
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 13 SW 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 61314 58300
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 39 FAIR 6 VERY POOR 34 FAIR
ADI LATE 68 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 50 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 6
MAX LVORI LATE 2 6 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-072015-
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
342 AM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 30 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 90 (+3) 69 (-2) 88
RH % (24H TREND) 60 (-1) 97 (0) 64
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 6 LGT/VAR SW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.07 0.01
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5277 5606
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 13 W 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 58047 68705
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 37 FAIR 8 POOR 43 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 53 GEN GOOD 6 VERY POOR 63 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 6
MAX LVORI LATE 3 6 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 70. HIGHS AROUND 90. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-072015-
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
342 AM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 30
TEMP (24H TREND) 89 (+4) 69 (-1) 88
RH % (24H TREND) 58 (-7) 95 (-2) 60
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 6 LGT/VAR SW 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.02 0.08
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5078 5666
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 10 W 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 50250 79324
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 37 FAIR 8 POOR 45 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 50 GEN GOOD 8 POOR 76 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 6 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. LIGHT
WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH.
THURSDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-072015-
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
342 AM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026 /242 AM CDT FRI AUG 7 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 89 (+2) 70 (0) 87
RH % (24H TREND) 60 (-2) 96 (-2) 62
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR SW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.01
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5125 5284
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 12 SW 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 57984 63408
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 38 FAIR 8 POOR 39 FAIR
ADI LATE 65 GOOD 6 VERY POOR 54 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 6 6
MAX LVORI LATE 2 6 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. LIGHT
WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
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