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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
358 AM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026
DISCUSSION
A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA THIS
MORNING, RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD RAIN AND AN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM. ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS
EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING, DECREASING IN COVERAGE
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE SATURDAY, BUT CONDITIONS SHOULD BE MUCH DRIER THAN
FRIDAY. LOOKING AHEAD, UNSETTLED WEATHER APPEARS LIKELY FOR THE
REST OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND WITH MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA.
INZ076-083-084-089-222015-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
358 AM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026 /258 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 80 40
TEMP (24H TREND) 71 (+4) 61 (+3) 78
RH % (24H TREND) 78 (+3) 100 (+10) 64
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.58 0.24 0.06
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)1537 3501
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 8 W 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 12296 43498
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
DSI STBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 22 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 34 FAIR
ADI LATE 17 GEN POOR 6 VERY POOR 43 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 7 5
MAX LVORI LATE 5 8 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT
WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-222015-
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
358 AM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026 /258 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 90 60
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (+5) 62 (+2) 79
RH % (24H TREND) 79 (-8) 100 (+1) 68
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.85 0.29 0.08
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)2381 3952
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 14 W 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 40477 50694
DISPERSION FAIR GOOD
DSI STBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 8 POOR 36 FAIR
ADI LATE 32 FAIR 8 POOR 45 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 6 5
MAX LVORI LATE 4 6 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-222015-
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
358 AM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 90 60
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (+6) 62 (+5) 79
RH % (24H TREND) 78 (+2) 100 (+5) 67
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.82 0.41 0.12
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)1947 3798
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 10 W 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 23352 53535
DISPERSION POOR GOOD
DSI STBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 17 GEN POOR 8 POOR 42 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 17 GEN POOR 10 POOR 51 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 7 6
MAX LVORI LATE 5 6 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. LIGHT
WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-222015-
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
358 AM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 100 70
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (+10) 61 (+5) 78
RH % (24H TREND) 78 (-12) 99 (0) 66
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SE 5 SE 6 SW 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.79 0.53 0.14
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)2337 3442
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 12 SW 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 27180 51630
DISPERSION POOR GOOD
DSI STBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 19 GEN POOR 12 POOR 43 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 27 FAIR 13 GEN POOR 55 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 6 5
MAX LVORI LATE 5 5 4
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT
WINDS.
MONDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO
5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-222015-
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
358 AM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026 /258 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 90 60
TEMP (24H TREND) 75 (+6) 63 (+4) 80
RH % (24H TREND) 76 (-14) 97 (-3) 66
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 5 SW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.80 0.31 0.15
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)2567 3576
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 13 SW 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 33371 41986
DISPERSION MARGINAL FAIR
DSI STBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 28 FAIR 11 POOR 43 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 34 FAIR 11 POOR 49 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID
60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID
60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
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