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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
334 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL HELP CONDITIONS TO STAY DRY TODAY. THERE IS A
SMALL CHANCE FOR A FEW SHOWERS AND STORMS OVER THE LAKE CUMBERLAND
REGION. OTHERWISE, WINDS WILL BE LIGHT OUT OF THE NORTHEAST AND
SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON SATURDAY, BRINGING
SHOWERS AND STORMS. SOME STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG.
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT, DRIER AND COOLER WEATHER IS EXPECTED
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SUNDAY AND MONDAY, EXPECT TO SEE MINIMUM
RH IN THE 40% RANGE, NORTHWESTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS AROUND 10KTS,
AND MIXING HEIGHTS AROUND 6KFT.
INZ076-083-084-089-212015-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
334 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026 /234 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (+2) 63 (-2) 84
RH % (24H TREND) 55 (-13) 100 (0) 57
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5728 5971
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 5 NW 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 27015 94928
DISPERSION POOR GOOD
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 20 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 65 GOOD
ADI LATE 34 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 113 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 8 9
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-212015-
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
334 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026 /234 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (+1) 64 (-3) 87
RH % (24H TREND) 57 (-10) 100 (0) 53
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5447 6214
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 7 NW 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 38129 96512
DISPERSION MARGINAL EXCELLENT
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 54 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 42 GEN GOOD 2 VERY POOR 103 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 8 9
MAX LVORI LATE 3 10 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-212015-
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
334 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 40
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (+2) 63 (-3) 85
RH % (24H TREND) 56 (-13) 100 (0) 57
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.07
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5554 5947
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 5 NW 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 26930 94673
DISPERSION POOR GOOD
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 22 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 55 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 28 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 85 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 7 8
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-212015-
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
334 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 40
TEMP (24H TREND) 84 (+2) 64 (-1) 84
RH % (24H TREND) 59 (-9) 100 (0) 58
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.10
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5169 5083
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 5 W 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 23025 65910
DISPERSION POOR GOOD
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 49 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 24 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 64 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 7 9
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-212015-
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
334 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026 /234 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (+1) 64 (-3) 86
RH % (24H TREND) 62 (-4) 100 (0) 57
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.05
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5062 5840
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 6 W 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 29911 80472
DISPERSION MARGINAL GOOD
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 19 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 45 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 29 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 76 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 8 9
MAX LVORI LATE 3 10 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
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