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FNUS53 KLMK 010757
FWFLMK
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
357 AM EDT SAT AUG 1 2026
DISCUSSION
SEVERAL WAVES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA TODAY. SWATHS OF 1 TO 2+ INCHES OF RAIN ARE LIKELY, ESPECIALLY EAST OF
INTERSTATE 65. THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING, STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE, WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN SEVERE THREAT. ONE OR TWO SPIN-UP
TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. FOR SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, ADDITIONAL CHANCES
FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED, MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD PERSIST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, MAKING
BURNING CONDITIONS GENERALLY UNFAVORABLE.
INZ076-083-084-089-012015-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
357 AM EDT SAT AUG 1 2026 /257 AM CDT SAT AUG 1 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 30 60
TEMP (24H TREND) 80 (-3) 66 (-3) 78
RH % (24H TREND) 80 (+26) 100 (0) 85
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 5 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.31 0.05 0.16
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3293 2750
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 14 NW 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 45024 22000
DISPERSION FAIR POOR
DSI STBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 34 FAIR 7 POOR 16 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 41 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 21 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 9 8
MAX LVORI LATE 4 9 5
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. LIGHT
WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT
WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-012015-
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
357 AM EDT SAT AUG 1 2026 /257 AM CDT SAT AUG 1 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 20 80
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (+1) 67 (-4) 80
RH % (24H TREND) 70 (+20) 100 (+1) 78
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 7 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 8 G17 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.33 0.04 0.13
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4422 3170
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 16 SW 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 76302 38168
DISPERSION GOOD MARGINAL
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 38 FAIR 11 POOR 29 FAIR
ADI LATE 53 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 32 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 8 7
MAX LVORI LATE 4 8 4
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. LIGHT
WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-012015-
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
357 AM EDT SAT AUG 1 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 40 70
TEMP (24H TREND) 82 (-3) 67 (-2) 79
RH % (24H TREND) 76 (+24) 100 (+2) 82
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 7 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 7 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.62 0.09 0.15
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3135 3565
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 14 SW 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 42434 39215
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
DSI STBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 32 FAIR 10 POOR 27 FAIR
ADI LATE 40 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 27 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 8 8
MAX LVORI LATE 4 9 4
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT
WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-012015-
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
357 AM EDT SAT AUG 1 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 70 70
TEMP (24H TREND) 82 (-3) 67 (-2) 81
RH % (24H TREND) 72 (+24) 100 (+11) 76
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 7 S 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 9 G17 S 5 SW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.74 0.24 0.12
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3012 3826
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 18 SW 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 54216 41232
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR
DSI STBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 33 FAIR 12 POOR 34 FAIR
ADI LATE 42 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 40 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 8 9
MAX LVORI LATE 4 9 4
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT
WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT
WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-012015-
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
357 AM EDT SAT AUG 1 2026 /257 AM CDT SAT AUG 1 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 70 70
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (+1) 67 (-2) 81
RH % (24H TREND) 74 (+25) 100 (+7) 74
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 6 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 8 LGT/VAR SW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.61 0.23 0.11
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3297 3983
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 20 SW 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 61636 47796
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 40 FAIR 11 POOR 39 FAIR
ADI LATE 49 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 49 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 8 8
MAX LVORI LATE 4 9 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT
WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
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