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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
339 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
DISCUSSION
A COOL NORTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND AREAS OF MIST AND
DRIZZLE THIS MORNING. DURING THE AFTERNOON, WE EXPECT THE CLOUDS
TO START BREAK UP RESULTING IN PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH HIGHS IN
THE 70S. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE AROUND 4KFT AGL THIS AFTERNOON
WITH FAIR DISPERSION. DRY AND TRANQUIL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR
FRIDAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. OUR NEXT CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO BE AROUND THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
INZ076-083-084-089-242015-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
339 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2026 /239 AM CDT THU SEP 24 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE DRIZZLE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (+7) 50 (-10) 74
RH % (24H TREND) 62 (-18) 91 (-7) 34
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4477 4443
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 10 NE 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 40580 35544
DISPERSION FAIR MARGINAL
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL STBL
ADI EARLY 20 GEN POOR 5 VERY POOR 26 FAIR
ADI LATE 29 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 40 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 6 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-242015-
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
339 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2026 /239 AM CDT THU SEP 24 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE DRIZZLE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 75 (+6) 50 (-12) 77
RH % (24H TREND) 59 (-20) 96 (-3) 34
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4916 5262
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 10 NE 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 48280 46170
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 19 GEN POOR 5 VERY POOR 30 FAIR
ADI LATE 39 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 48 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 6
MAX LVORI LATE 3 7 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. LIGHT WINDS.
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.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 15 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-242015-
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
339 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE DRIZZLE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (+7) 46 (-15) 74
RH % (24H TREND) 56 (-29) 93 (-4) 28
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) E 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4919 4344
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 12 NE 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 54300 38592
DISPERSION GOOD MARGINAL
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL STBL
ADI EARLY 26 FAIR 6 VERY POOR 28 FAIR
ADI LATE 38 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 43 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 6 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-242015-
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
339 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE DRIZZLE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (+5) 43 (-16) 72
RH % (24H TREND) 57 (-29) 96 (-3) 28
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) E 5 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) E 6 LGT/VAR NE 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4861 4242
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 12 NE 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 53340 37926
DISPERSION GOOD MARGINAL
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL STBL
ADI EARLY 33 FAIR 6 VERY POOR 26 FAIR
ADI LATE 50 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 47 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 6
MAX LVORI LATE 2 6 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-242015-
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
339 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2026 /239 AM CDT THU SEP 24 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE DRIZZLE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 75 (+6) 46 (-15) 75
RH % (24H TREND) 58 (-26) 97 (-2) 33
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NE 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4811 4619
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 10 NE 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 50017 40446
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 24 FAIR
ADI LATE 53 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 46 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 6
MAX LVORI LATE 2 7 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH.
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