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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
333 AM EDT FRI OCT 9 2026
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE IS MOVING OFF TO THE EAST, WHICH IS ALLOWING WINDS
TO SHIFT FROM THE SOUTHEAST. DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TODAY. DRY AIR MIX DOWN WILL LEAD TO AFTERNOON RH AROUND
22-30%. IN THE AFTERNOON, SCATTERED UPPER CLOUDS WILL MOVE IN FROM
SOUTH TO NORTH. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE ABOUT 8-11KTS, WHICH WILL
ALLOW FOR FAIR SMOKE DISPERSION TODAY.
TONIGHT, REMNANTS OF HURRICANE ISAIAS WILL BRING OVERCAST SKIES.
ON SATURDAY, RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BY
LATE MORNING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 35MPH WILL ACCOMPANY RAIN CHANCES.
THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AND SLOWLY
DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST ON SUNDAY.
DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL RESUME MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
INZ076-083-084-089-092030-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
333 AM EDT FRI OCT 9 2026 /233 AM CDT FRI OCT 9 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 60
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (+2) 58 (+7) 73
RH % (24H TREND) 24 (-3) 66 (-28) 49
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR E 6
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR E 9 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.18
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4607 3162
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 9 E 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 41463 44820
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 16 GEN POOR 8 POOR 26 FAIR
ADI LATE 42 GEN GOOD 8 POOR 35 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 3 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND
80. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-092030-
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
333 AM EDT FRI OCT 9 2026 /233 AM CDT FRI OCT 9 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 80
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (+1) 59 (+7) 71
RH % (24H TREND) 21 (-1) 72 (-12) 55
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR E 8 G24
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) E 5 LGT/VAR E 12 G26
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.32
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5059 2750
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 12 E 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 65767 64104
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL STBL
ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 8 POOR 28 FAIR
ADI LATE 38 FAIR 6 VERY POOR 45 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 3 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-092030-
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
333 AM EDT FRI OCT 9 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 60
TEMP (24H TREND) 83 (+1) 58 (+7) 74
RH % (24H TREND) 23 (-4) 62 (-26) 45
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR E 7 G17
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR E 11 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.20
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5348 3363
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 7 SE 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 40851 63897
DISPERSION FAIR GOOD
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL STBL
ADI EARLY 16 GEN POOR 8 POOR 33 FAIR
ADI LATE 37 FAIR 8 POOR 44 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 2
MAX LVORI LATE 2 3 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND
80. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-092030-
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
333 AM EDT FRI OCT 9 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 60
TEMP (24H TREND) 83 (+2) 58 (+8) 72
RH % (24H TREND) 24 (-1) 60 (-25) 47
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR E 9 G17
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR E 13 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.22
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5170 3280
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 7 SE 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 39051 59040
DISPERSION FAIR GOOD
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL STBL
ADI EARLY 16 GEN POOR 8 POOR 32 FAIR
ADI LATE 23 FAIR 8 POOR 38 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 2
MAX LVORI LATE 2 3 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-092030-
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
333 AM EDT FRI OCT 9 2026 /233 AM CDT FRI OCT 9 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 80
TEMP (24H TREND) 84 (+1) 59 (+8) 70
RH % (24H TREND) 23 (+1) 72 (-11) 51
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR E 9 G24
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR E 12 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.29
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4669 2964
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 10 E 21
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 51336 63250
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL STBL
ADI EARLY 19 GEN POOR 8 POOR 31 FAIR
ADI LATE 29 FAIR 8 POOR 40 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 3 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SUNDAY
RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
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