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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
346 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
DISCUSSION
A COOL NORTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY WITH WIDESPREAD CLOUD COVER. THE CLOUD COVER WILL
KEEP TEMPS DOWN IN THE UPPER 60S TO AROUND 70 FOR HIGHS WITH
MARGINAL DISPERSION AND LOW MIXING HEIGHTS. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE BLUEGRASS REGION AND INTO EASTERN KENTUCKY.
PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON THURSDAY,
THOUGH MIXING HEIGHTS AND DISPERSION WILL BE A BIT BETTER THAN
WEDNESDAY. A LOOK AHEAD SHOWS MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND MOSTLY CLEAR
NIGHTS WITH DRY WEATHER EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY AND THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.
INZ076-083-084-089-232030-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
346 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2026 /246 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 68 (+4) 58 (-1) 76
RH % (24H TREND) 72 (-8) 96 (0) 60
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) N 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3467 4690
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 9 E 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 29385 46060
DISPERSION MARGINAL FAIR
DSI STBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 18 GEN POOR 7 POOR 25 FAIR
ADI LATE 22 FAIR 6 VERY POOR 27 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 6 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-232030-
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 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2026 /246 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 71 (+3) 60 (0) 76
RH % (24H TREND) 71 (-7) 97 (+4) 59
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) N 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4084 4838
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 9 NE 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 38770 45180
DISPERSION MARGINAL FAIR
DSI STBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 16 GEN POOR 7 POOR 20 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 22 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 27 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 6 6
MAX LVORI LATE 3 7 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-232030-
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 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (+5) 57 (-3) 76
RH % (24H TREND) 73 (-6) 96 (+2) 56
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR E 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NE 5 LGT/VAR NE 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3219 5035
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 9 E 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 25752 50402
DISPERSION POOR GOOD
DSI STBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 15 GEN POOR 7 POOR 35 FAIR
ADI LATE 21 FAIR 8 POOR 39 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 6 5
MAX LVORI LATE 4 6 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-232030-
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 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (+4) 57 (-3) 74
RH % (24H TREND) 73 (-5) 97 (+1) 55
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR E 6
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NE 5 NE 5 NE 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.01 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)2755 4739
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 9 E 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 26180 51249
DISPERSION POOR GOOD
DSI STBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 14 GEN POOR 8 POOR 37 FAIR
ADI LATE 20 GEN POOR 8 POOR 50 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 6 5
MAX LVORI LATE 4 6 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-232030-
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 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2026 /246 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (+3) 58 (-3) 75
RH % (24H TREND) 73 (-7) 98 (+3) 58
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3346 4698
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 8 NE 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 26768 46980
DISPERSION POOR FAIR
DSI STBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 11 POOR 6 VERY POOR 27 FAIR
ADI LATE 19 GEN POOR 5 VERY POOR 49 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 7 6
MAX LVORI LATE 4 7 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
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