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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
340 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026
DISCUSSION
TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON ARE IN THE LOW TO MID 80S WITH
RH VALUES IN THE LOW 40S IN THE SE TO JUST BELOW OR ABOVE 60 ALONG AND
NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER. A STRAY STORM MAY MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN IN THOUGH
THIS RISK REMAINS LOW (<10%). RH VALUES MAY BRIEFLY DROP 5-10% MORE THIS
EVENING BEFORE THEY RAISE AHEAD OF INCOMING CLOUDS AND LOW RAIN CHANCES
TOMORROW MORNING. THE INCOMING RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING WILL BE
DISSIPATING AS THEY HEAD EAST, MEANING SOME AREAS, ESPECIALLY EAST OF I-65,
MAY REMAIN DRY ALBEIT WITH OVERCAST SKIES. THOSE THAT DO RECEIVE RAIN WILL
VERY LIKELY REMAIN UNDER A TENTH OF AN INCH (90%).
AFTER WEAKENING OVERNIGHT, TRANSPORT WINDS WILL INCREASE TOMORROW AFTERNOON
TO 15-25 MPH FROM THE SW. RH VALUES WILL REMAIN ELEVATED IN THE 60S AND 70S,
ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE RAINFALL IN THE MORNING. DISPERSION RATES
WILL BE EXCELLENT AND MIXING HEIGHTS WILL RANGE 5-6 KFT IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON DESPITE THE MORNING CLOUD COVER. BURN CONDITIONS IN LATER IN THE
AFTERNOON MAY CHANGE BASED ON THE CHANCE FOR STORMS, SOME OF WHICH COULD PRODUCE
GUSTY WINDS AS THE MAIN THREAT. CONFIDENCE IS LOW ON ACCOUNT OF
HOW LONG CLOUD COVER COULD LAST INTO THE AFTERNOON. THINNING CLOUDS WILL
IMPROVE BURN CONDITIONS BUT INCREASES THE RISK OF STORMS. FOR NOW, SPOTTY
STORMS ARE EXPECTED FAVORED IN AREAS SOUTH OF THE OHIO RIVER.
INZ076-083-084-089-160830-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
340 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026 /240 PM CDT WED APR 15 2026/
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 80 40 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 64 (-4) 78 (-6) 57 84
RH % (24H TREND) 82 (+6) 48 (0) 96 41
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.05 0.03 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5905 6589
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 22 S 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 122304 92246
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
DSI MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 12 POOR 62 GOOD 6 VERY POOR 16 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 12 POOR 140 VERY GOOD4 VERY POOR 112 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 4 7
MAX LVORI LATE 3 3 7 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-160830-
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
340 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026 /240 PM CDT WED APR 15 2026/
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 70 40 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (-1) 79 (-5) 57 85
RH % (24H TREND) 80 (+5) 52 (+10) 100 44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 6 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 5 SW 7 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.07 0.05 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5509 6590
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 20 SW 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 104671 97395
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
DSI MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 17 GEN POOR 57 GEN GOOD 6 VERY POOR 14 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 11 POOR 93 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 87 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 5 9
MAX LVORI LATE 3 3 9 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-160830-
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
340 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 60 30 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (-1) 77 (-7) 56 84
RH % (24H TREND) 78 (0) 51 (+3) 97 42
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 7 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 6 SW 8 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.05 0.04 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6020 7061
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 23 SW 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 138460 85932
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
DSI MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 18 GEN POOR 62 GOOD 9 POOR 14 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 13 GEN POOR 123 VERY GOOD5 VERY POOR 89 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 4 7
MAX LVORI LATE 3 3 7 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-160830-
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
340 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 70 40 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 61 (-2) 77 (-6) 56 82
RH % (24H TREND) 74 (+2) 56 (+10) 98 42
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 8 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 6 SW 9 G17 SW 5 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.04 0.04 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4977 6654
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 24 SW 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 109494 61550
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 17 GEN POOR 76 GOOD 16 GEN POOR 13 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 14 GEN POOR 93 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 67 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 5 7
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 7 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-160830-
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
340 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026 /240 PM CDT WED APR 15 2026/
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 70 50 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 61 (0) 79 (-5) 57 84
RH % (24H TREND) 74 (+8) 56 (+17) 100 41
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 6 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 7 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.06 0.09 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4660 6895
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 22 SW 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 106752 55946
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
DSI MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 10 POOR 74 GOOD 8 POOR 14 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 11 POOR 90 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 64 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 5 9
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 9 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
MONDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
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