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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
401 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
DISCUSSION
HEADING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS FRIDAY, AN
APPROACHING LINE OF STORMS FROM THE WEST WILL MOVE THROUGH
REACHING THE I-65 NEAR 17-19Z, LIMITING TIME FOR ANY BURNING.
FROM WEAK TRANSPORT WINDS AND MINIMUM RH VALUES ONLY REACHING
THE 60-70% IN THE WEST POOR TO FAIR CONDITIONS WILL EXIST.
DISPERSION RATES WILL REMAIN LOW BEFORE THE STORMS ARRIVE WITH
VENT RATES BELOW 30,000 IN THE WEST AS WELL. EAST OF I-65,
THERE WILL BE MORE TIME BEFORE THE LINE OF BROKEN STORMS ARRIVE,
THOUGH SPOTTY STORMS AHEAD OF THIS LINE ARE STILL POSSIBLE.
CONDITIONS STILL WON'T BE MUCH DIFFERENT WITH WEAK TRANSPORT
WINDS AND POOR DISPERSION EXISTING IN EASTERN AREAS. STORMS
HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING GUSTY WINDS TO BRING DOWN GUSTY
WINDS AND POWER LINES.
INZ076-083-084-089-172030-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
401 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026 /301 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 50 60
TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (-3) 72 (-1) 89
RH % (24H TREND) 69 (+3) 100 (+2) 66
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.16 0.06 0.09
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3864 4902
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 8 W 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 27048 68628
DISPERSION POOR GOOD
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 23 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 51 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 33 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 80 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 7 8
MAX LVORI LATE 4 8 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-172030-
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
401 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026 /301 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 30 50
TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (-3) 72 (-1) 89
RH % (24H TREND) 69 (+8) 100 (+1) 66
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.08 0.04
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3912 5217
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 9 W 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 39040 71385
DISPERSION FAIR GOOD
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 22 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 48 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 34 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 71 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 7 7
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-172030-
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
401 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 30 70
TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (-4) 72 (-1) 89
RH % (24H TREND) 67 (+6) 100 (+3) 65
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.17 0.09 0.11
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4119 5321
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 8 W 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 31752 79815
DISPERSION MARGINAL GOOD
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 60 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 31 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 84 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 7 7
MAX LVORI LATE 3 7 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
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 LOWER 90S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-172030-
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
401 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 40
TEMP (24H TREND) 89 (-3) 71 (-2) 89
RH % (24H TREND) 64 (+8) 100 (+4) 63
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.09 0.04 0.09
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4187 4803
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 6 W 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 25122 70470
DISPERSION POOR GOOD
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 21 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 56 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 33 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 77 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 6 7
MAX LVORI LATE 3 7 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 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 AROUND 90. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-172030-
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
401 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026 /301 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 60
TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (-3) 71 (-2) 88
RH % (24H TREND) 66 (+8) 100 (+3) 65
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.03 0.09
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3789 4824
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 7 W 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 25512 69165
DISPERSION POOR GOOD
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 20 GEN POOR 4 VERY POOR 45 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 28 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 69 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 7 7
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. LIGHT
WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
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