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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
355 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
DISCUSSION
ANOTHER DRY DAY IN STORE WITH A CHILLY START AND SLIGHTLY
MILDER TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 70S BY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND FAR NORTHERN KENTUCKY
TONIGHT, WITH ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS EXPECTED ACROSS
CENTRAL KY. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN
INDIANA TONIGHT.
INZ076-083-084-089-082015-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
355 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026 /255 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 70 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (+9) 53 (+9) 77
RH % (24H TREND) 40 (+8) 96 (+14) 42
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.12 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6350 6127
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 21 W 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 120500 98821
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
DSI MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 89 GOOD 9 POOR 47 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 136 VERY GOOD4 VERY POOR 115 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 6
MAX LVORI LATE 1 6 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT
WINDS.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-082015-
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
355 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026 /255 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER CLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (+8) 52 (+11) 77
RH % (24H TREND) 39 (+6) 94 (+5) 43
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6478 6232
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 16 W 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 111006 83594
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
DSI MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 64 GOOD 6 VERY POOR 49 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 106 VERY GOOD7 POOR 78 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 5 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-082015-
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
355 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 60 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (+9) 53 (+10) 77
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (+7) 96 (+12) 43
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 7 SW 5 W 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.07 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7041 6730
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 21 W 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 128920 107216
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
DSI MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 90 GOOD 19 GEN POOR 51 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 124 VERY GOOD8 POOR 110 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 5 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT
WINDS.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-082015-
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
355 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 71 (+8) 51 (+12) 75
RH % (24H TREND) 39 (+7) 88 (+1) 43
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 5 SW 6
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 7 LGT/VAR W 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7792 5998
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 17 W 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 132464 101966
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
DSI MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 87 GOOD 8 POOR 54 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 128 VERY GOOD8 POOR 99 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT
WINDS.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-082015-
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
355 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026 /255 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER CLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (+8) 49 (+11) 76
RH % (24H TREND) 37 (+3) 90 (-5) 45
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7122 5694
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 13 W 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 92586 81405
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
DSI MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 54 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 66 GOOD
ADI LATE 95 GOOD 8 POOR 80 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN
THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
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