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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
438 AM EDT TUE JUL 7 2026
DISCUSSION
WARM TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE
END OF THE WORKWEEK. WITH AFTERNOON HEATING, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS
SOUTHERN INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY.
INZ076-083-084-089-072030-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
438 AM EDT TUE JUL 7 2026 /338 AM CDT TUE JUL 7 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 50
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (-1) 69 (0) 86
RH % (24H TREND) 69 (+7) 99 (-1) 65
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.17
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4379 4764
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 7 W 5
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 34536 21715
DISPERSION MARGINAL POOR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 15 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 28 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 22 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 7 8
MAX LVORI LATE 3 7 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-072030-
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 7 2026 /338 AM CDT TUE JUL 7 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 50 60
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (-1) 69 (0) 86
RH % (24H TREND) 69 (+8) 100 (+1) 68
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.17 0.06 0.25
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4156 4709
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 6 W 7
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 22386 37672
DISPERSION POOR MARGINAL
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 16 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 22 FAIR
ADI LATE 19 GEN POOR 2 VERY POOR 31 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 8 9
MAX LVORI LATE 4 9 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-072030-
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 7 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 10 50
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (-1) 69 (0) 86
RH % (24H TREND) 66 (0) 98 (-1) 64
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.01 0.13
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4942 4722
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 7 SW 5
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 38312 25422
DISPERSION MARGINAL POOR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 23 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 19 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 30 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 25 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 6 8
MAX LVORI LATE 3 7 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-072030-
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 7 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 30 50
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (0) 68 (-1) 86
RH % (24H TREND) 64 (-3) 98 (-1) 64
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.01 0.19
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4963 4785
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 6 W 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 32270 27858
DISPERSION MARGINAL POOR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 21 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 20 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 22 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 28 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 7 8
MAX LVORI LATE 3 7 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS
IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-072030-
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 7 2026 /338 AM CDT TUE JUL 7 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 50 50
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (-2) 69 (0) 85
RH % (24H TREND) 67 (+7) 100 (+1) 67
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.23 0.04 0.23
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4273 4412
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 5 W 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 20560 35296
DISPERSION POOR MARGINAL
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 18 GEN POOR 2 VERY POOR 27 FAIR
ADI LATE 20 GEN POOR 2 VERY POOR 36 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 7 9
MAX LVORI LATE 4 8 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
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