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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
351 PM EDT THU OCT 22 2026
DISCUSSION
DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS, WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S/LOW 70S FORECAST.
MINIMUM RH VALUES IN THE 20-40% RANGE ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REST
OF THE DAY TODAY AND TOMORROW AFTERNOON. RELATIVELY WEAK NEAR-
SURFACE WINDS WILL RESULT IN AT-BEST FAIR DISPERSION ON FRIDAY
AND AT BEST MARGINAL DISPERSION ON SATURDAY AS TRANSPORT WINDS
DIMINISH GOING INTO THE WEEKEND.
INZ076-083-084-089-230830-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
351 PM EDT THU OCT 22 2026 /251 PM CDT THU OCT 22 2026/
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 40 (-1) 72 (-2) 40 74
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+1) 31 (0) 100 34
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4767 4263
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 9 E 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 38136 21315
DISPERSION MARGINAL POOR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 20 GEN POOR 4 VERY POOR 13 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 49 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 29 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 7 5 9
MAX LVORI LATE 6 2 9 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-230830-
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
351 PM EDT THU OCT 22 2026 /251 PM CDT THU OCT 22 2026/
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 39 (-2) 74 (-1) 40 76
RH % (24H TREND) 94 (-4) 26 (-3) 100 30
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4704 5795
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 10 S 5
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 45910 32880
DISPERSION FAIR MARGINAL
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 25 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 14 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 51 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 28 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 4 9
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 9 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-230830-
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
351 PM EDT THU OCT 22 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 40 (-1) 72 (-1) 40 73
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (+2) 32 (+3) 100 33
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4948 4018
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 9 E 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 43990 22194
DISPERSION FAIR POOR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 20 GEN POOR 5 VERY POOR 11 POOR
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 50 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 24 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 6 4 8
MAX LVORI LATE 6 1 8 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-230830-
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
351 PM EDT THU OCT 22 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 37 (-2) 70 (-1) 38 73
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+3) 34 (+4) 100 33
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4768 4170
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 10 NE 5
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 46430 18225
DISPERSION FAIR POOR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 21 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 9 POOR
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 53 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 20 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 7 5 8
MAX LVORI LATE 7 1 8 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-230830-
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
351 PM EDT THU OCT 22 2026 /251 PM CDT THU OCT 22 2026/
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 37 (-2) 72 (-1) 39 74
RH % (24H TREND) 94 (-3) 27 (-3) 100 33
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4640 5739
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 10 NW 5
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 43970 25765
DISPERSION FAIR POOR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 26 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 10 POOR
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 51 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 27 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 5 9
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 9 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
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