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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
346 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
DISCUSSION
THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON BEGIN DRY WITH
MINIMUM RH VALUES IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON REACHING THE MID
50-60% RANGE. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10-20 MPH
GENERALLY FROM THE WEST. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE NEAR 5,000 FT
TO 5,500 FT AS WELL AND VENT RATES AS HIGH AS 75,000 TO 85,000
TOO. OVERALL, DESPITE THE SPOTTY AFTERNOON STORMS, GENERALLY
GOOD BURNING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST EXCEPT FOR THE ELEVATED RH
VALUES. A MAIN LINE OF STORMS MOVE THROUGH LATE IN THE EVENING
INTO OVERNIGHT SUNDAY WHICH WILL SHIFT WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH
FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS AREAS NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER.
INZ076-083-084-089-182030-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
346 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026 /246 AM CDT SAT JUL 18 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 40 30
TEMP (24H TREND) 91 (+2) 70 (-3) 88
RH % (24H TREND) 62 (-7) 100 (0) 53
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 7 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.24 0.03
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5359 5236
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 15 N 7
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 75975 35168
DISPERSION GOOD MARGINAL
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 55 GEN GOOD 8 POOR 20 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 89 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 41 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 7 7
MAX LVORI LATE 2 9 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-182030-
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
346 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026 /246 AM CDT SAT JUL 18 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 40 50
TEMP (24H TREND) 91 (+1) 72 (-1) 88
RH % (24H TREND) 61 (-4) 100 (+1) 61
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.11 0.08
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5311 5111
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 14 NW 7
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 74354 32184
DISPERSION GOOD MARGINAL
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 37 FAIR 7 POOR 20 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 69 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 34 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 7 7
MAX LVORI LATE 2 8 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-182030-
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
346 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 40 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 92 (+2) 69 (-4) 88
RH % (24H TREND) 58 (-11) 100 (+1) 52
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 5 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 7 W 5 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.17 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5627 4915
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 16 N 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 84405 37592
DISPERSION GOOD MARGINAL
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 55 GEN GOOD 9 POOR 22 FAIR
ADI LATE 81 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 43 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 6 6
MAX LVORI LATE 2 8 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90. LIGHT
WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-182030-
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
346 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 40 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 90 (-1) 71 (-1) 87
RH % (24H TREND) 60 (-5) 99 (+1) 53
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 5 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 8 W 6 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.12 0.20 0.02
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5119 5110
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 15 N 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 75435 40584
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 40 FAIR 10 POOR 23 FAIR
ADI LATE 64 GOOD 6 VERY POOR 41 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 7
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-182030-
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
346 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026 /246 AM CDT SAT JUL 18 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 40 60
TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (-1) 71 (-1) 87
RH % (24H TREND) 66 (0) 100 (+1) 62
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.18 0.14 0.09
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4705 4216
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 13 NW 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 60554 31824
DISPERSION GOOD MARGINAL
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 29 FAIR 9 POOR 21 FAIR
ADI LATE 53 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 36 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 6 7
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS AROUND 80.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
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