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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
337 AM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
DISCUSSION
A SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTHWARD
THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT, PLENTIFUL LOW-
LEVEL CLOUD COVER WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WHICH WILL
REDUCE MIXING ACROSS THE REGION AND DISPERSION WILL BE QUITE
MARGINAL. CONDITIONS LOOK TO IMPROVE SOMEWHAT WEDNESDAY WITH
MIXING HEIGHTS INCREASING TO AROUND 4KFT AGL WITH BETTER
DISPERSION VALUES ACROSS SOUTHERN IN AND LESSER THE FARTHER SOUTH
YOU GO IN KENTUCKY.
INZ076-083-084-089-222015-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
337 AM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026 /237 AM CDT TUE SEP 22 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (-8) 57 (-2) 73
RH % (24H TREND) 64 (0) 96 (+3) 68
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NE 5 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)3739 3809
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 10 N 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 38610 30472
DISPERSION MARGINAL MARGINAL
DSI STBL STBL STBL
ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 10 POOR 19 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 33 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 24 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 6
MAX LVORI LATE 3 7 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-222015-
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
337 AM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026 /237 AM CDT TUE SEP 22 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 79 (-10) 59 (-5) 76
RH % (24H TREND) 56 (+5) 94 (+2) 66
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)4158 4498
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 8 N 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 35946 44980
DISPERSION MARGINAL FAIR
DSI STBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 19 GEN POOR 7 POOR 20 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 37 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 29 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 4 6
MAX LVORI LATE 3 6 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-222015-
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
337 AM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (-9) 58 (-2) 75
RH % (24H TREND) 61 (-2) 95 (+3) 72
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NE 5 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NE 5 NE 5 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3750 3905
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 9 NE 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 37686 31240
DISPERSION MARGINAL MARGINAL
DSI STBL STBL STBL
ADI EARLY 22 FAIR 13 GEN POOR 17 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 31 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 21 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 6
MAX LVORI LATE 3 6 4
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-222015-
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
337 AM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 10
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (-13) 60 (0) 75
RH % (24H TREND) 63 (+4) 97 (+4) 77
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NE 5 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) N 5 NE 5 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.02
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3486 3782
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 7 NE 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 23936 26532
DISPERSION POOR POOR
DSI STBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 15 GEN POOR 11 POOR 16 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 20 GEN POOR 5 VERY POOR 22 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 6
MAX LVORI LATE 3 7 4
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-222015-
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
337 AM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026 /237 AM CDT TUE SEP 22 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 79 (-11) 60 (-4) 77
RH % (24H TREND) 60 (+8) 97 (+3) 75
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)3584 3730
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 7 N 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 28672 28400
DISPERSION POOR POOR
DSI STBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 13 GEN POOR 6 VERY POOR 16 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 26 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 27 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 7
MAX LVORI LATE 3 7 4
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
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