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FNUS53 KLMK 210838
FWFLMK
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
438 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
DISCUSSION
TODAY, A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A BROKEN LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE REGION AROUND MIDDAY. BEHIND THE FRONT, A
COOLER DRIER PERIOD IS EXPECTED FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
INZ076-083-084-089-212015-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
438 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026 /338 AM CDT TUE JUL 21 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (-2) 65 (-7) 79
RH % (24H TREND) 69 (+4) 99 (-1) 54
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 6 LGT/VAR N 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.36 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3457 5583
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 16 N 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 55312 62803
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 44 GEN GOOD 6 VERY POOR 45 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 68 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 75 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 6 6
MAX LVORI LATE 3 7 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-212015-
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
438 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026 /338 AM CDT TUE JUL 21 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 60 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 90 (+1) 67 (-6) 83
RH % (24H TREND) 66 (-2) 100 (0) 56
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 6 LGT/VAR N 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.36 0.20 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3953 5502
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 17 N 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 61008 60522
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 49 GEN GOOD 8 POOR 34 FAIR
ADI LATE 62 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 61 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 7 7
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND
80. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS AROUND 90. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-212015-
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
438 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (-1) 64 (-8) 80
RH % (24H TREND) 68 (+2) 99 (-1) 54
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 7 N 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 8 LGT/VAR N 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.83 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3694 5364
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 16 N 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 58412 60660
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 42 GEN GOOD 9 POOR 45 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 56 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 70 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 6 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 7 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-212015-
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
438 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 60 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (-2) 67 (-5) 81
RH % (24H TREND) 63 (-1) 99 (-1) 55
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 7 G17 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 10 G18 SW 5 N 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.84 0.19 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3438 5190
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 18 N 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 61884 55935
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 38 FAIR 12 POOR 36 FAIR
ADI LATE 40 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 64 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 7 6
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-212015-
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
438 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026 /338 AM CDT TUE JUL 21 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 80 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (-1) 68 (-5) 83
RH % (24H TREND) 67 (0) 100 (0) 58
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 8 LGT/VAR N 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.50 0.50 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3667 4663
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 18 N 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 62339 50391
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 56 GEN GOOD 11 POOR 27 FAIR
ADI LATE 61 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 48 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 6 8
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
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