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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
346 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
DISCUSSION
SFC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVER THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT
INTO THE START OF TOMORROW. WIDESPREAD FROST ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH
THE POTENTIAL SOME LOCATIONS GETTING A HARD FREEZE ACROSS THE BLUE REGION
TOMORROW MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE ALONG WITH UPPER-LEVEL RIDGING WILL KEEP
WEATHER DRY THROUGH THE WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES AS TEMPERATURES SLOWLY WARM
TO AROUND NORMAL LATE OCTOBER TEMPERATURES.
INZ076-083-084-089-180845-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
346 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026 /246 PM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026/
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 32 (-7) 66 (+9) 36 71
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+10) 33 (-7) 91 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) 3392 4052
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 8 E 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 27104 23958
DISPERSION POOR POOR
DSI STBL STBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 26 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 7 POOR
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 32 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 28 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 7 3 6
MAX LVORI LATE 7 2 5 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-180845-
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 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026 /246 PM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026/
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 33 (-8) 68 (+10) 37 73
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+13) 29 (-13) 95 28
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) 3634 4368
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 9 NE 7
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 31428 31128
DISPERSION MARGINAL MARGINAL
DSI STBL SLGT UNSTBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 30 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 7 POOR
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 37 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 33 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 7 3 7
MAX LVORI LATE 7 2 6 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-180845-
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 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 32 (-8) 65 (+9) 36 70
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+12) 32 (-16) 91 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) 3375 3934
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 9 NE 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 29790 26495
DISPERSION MARGINAL POOR
DSI STBL STBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 26 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 7 POOR
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 33 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 28 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 7 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 7 2 5 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-180845-
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 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 31 (-8) 65 (+10) 35 71
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+7) 34 (-22) 89 31
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) 3297 3815
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 10 NE 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 31640 26456
DISPERSION MARGINAL POOR
DSI STBL STBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 31 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 8 POOR
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 38 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 31 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 7 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 9 2 5 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
TUESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 70. LIGHT
WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-180845-
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 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026 /246 PM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026/
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 33 (-8) 67 (+11) 35 72
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+8) 29 (-21) 96 28
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) 3821 4231
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 10 NE 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 31005 32872
DISPERSION MARGINAL MARGINAL
DSI STBL STBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 5 VERY POOR 31 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 9 POOR
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 39 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 36 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 6 3 6
MAX LVORI LATE 7 2 6 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
TUESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT
WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
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