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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
416 AM EDT WED JUN 17 2026
DISCUSSION
DRY WEATHER EXPECTED TODAY, WITH INCREASING WIND GUSTS
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AS A
COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE
EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY, WITH POTENTIAL FOR EXCESSIVE RAINFALL ACROSS
SOUTH-CENTRAL KY. DRIER WEATHER EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
INZ076-083-084-089-172045-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
416 AM EDT WED JUN 17 2026 /316 AM CDT WED JUN 17 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 90 30
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (+5) 70 (+11) 82
RH % (24H TREND) 50 (+6) 96 (-4) 51
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 7 G17
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 12 G27 SW 14 G28 W 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.65 0.12
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5905 5376
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 33 W 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 178695 96425
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 70 GOOD 38 FAIR 89 GOOD
ADI LATE 144 VERY GOOD25 FAIR 112 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 5 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-172045-
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
416 AM EDT WED JUN 17 2026 /316 AM CDT WED JUN 17 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 50 50
TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (+6) 72 (+10) 84
RH % (24H TREND) 47 (0) 92 (0) 58
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 9 G21
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 13 G24 SW 13 G24 W 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.22 0.30
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5997 5440
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 30 W 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 176250 92480
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
DSI MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 80 GOOD 32 FAIR 61 GOOD
ADI LATE 125 VERY GOOD23 FAIR 62 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT
WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
MONDAY
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-172045-
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
416 AM EDT WED JUN 17 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 90 30
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (+6) 71 (+12) 84
RH % (24H TREND) 48 (+1) 96 (0) 52
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 10 G20
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 12 G26 SW 16 G26 W 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.63 0.16
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6111 6011
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 28 W 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 167330 110760
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 69 GOOD 36 FAIR 84 GOOD
ADI LATE 116 VERY GOOD25 FAIR 111 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-172045-
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
416 AM EDT WED JUN 17 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 80 50
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (+6) 71 (+11) 84
RH % (24H TREND) 45 (0) 94 (+3) 53
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 5 SW 13 G25
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 11 G22 SW 15 G26 W 9 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.48 0.24
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6364 5944
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 25 W 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 145025 130893
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
DSI MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 84 GOOD 31 FAIR 63 GOOD
ADI LATE 108 VERY GOOD25 FAIR 94 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 2 4
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-172045-
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
416 AM EDT WED JUN 17 2026 /316 AM CDT WED JUN 17 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 60
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (+6) 72 (+11) 83
RH % (24H TREND) 44 (+1) 90 (0) 65
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 11 G24
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 10 G21 SW 12 G24 SW 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.10 0.42
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6367 4889
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 25 W 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 144425 92701
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
DSI MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 91 GOOD 29 FAIR 59 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 110 VERY GOOD22 FAIR 60 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT
WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
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