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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
150 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2026
DISCUSSION
5-8 KT EASTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL GO LIGHT AND
FICKLE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW, THEN PICK BACK UP FROM THE EAST-
NORTHEAST AROUND 5-8 KT ON TUESDAY. CLEAR SKIES AND GENERALLY LIGHT
WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL RESULT IN COOL MORNING TEMPERATURES AND HENCE
GOOD RH RECOVERY, BUT AFTERNOON RH VALUES SHOULD DROP INTO THE 25-
35% RANGE GIVEN DAILY DEEP MIXING. STILL, A WEAK INVERSION AT THE
TOP OF THE MIXED LAYER COUPLED WITH LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS WILL LIMIT
DISPERSION.
INZ076-083-084-089-191100-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
150 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2026 /1250 PM CDT SUN OCT 18 2026/
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 36 (+2) 71 (+4) 37 72
RH % (24H TREND) 94 (-2) 37 (+4) 100 33
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4186 4262
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 5 NE 7
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 16651 29835
DISPERSION POOR MARGINAL
DSI STBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 9 POOR 3 VERY POOR 12 POOR
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 22 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 34 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 6 6 8
MAX LVORI LATE 6 2 8 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-191100-
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
150 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2026 /1250 PM CDT SUN OCT 18 2026/
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 36 (+1) 70 (+2) 37 73
RH % (24H TREND) 94 (+2) 33 (+4) 100 29
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4488 4280
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 6 NE 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 28136 36589
DISPERSION POOR MARGINAL
DSI STBL SLGT UNSTBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 14 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 13 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 26 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 39 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 6 5 8
MAX LVORI LATE 6 2 8 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-191100-
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
150 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 36 (+2) 69 (+3) 37 70
RH % (24H TREND) 92 (-1) 34 (+3) 97 33
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4210 4066
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 5 NE 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 21499 32762
DISPERSION POOR MARGINAL
DSI STBL STBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 8 POOR 3 VERY POOR 13 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 21 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 35 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 6 5 6
MAX LVORI LATE 5 2 6 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-191100-
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
150 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 33 (+1) 68 (+3) 34 69
RH % (24H TREND) 91 (-4) 30 (-1) 95 32
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4201 3875
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 6 NE 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 23416 31219
DISPERSION POOR MARGINAL
DSI STBL STBL STBL STBL
ADI EARLY 5 VERY POOR 9 POOR 4 VERY POOR 14 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 27 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 39 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 3 6
MAX LVORI LATE 5 2 6 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 70. LIGHT
WINDS.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-191100-
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
150 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2026 /1250 PM CDT SUN OCT 18 2026/
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 35 (+1) 70 (+3) 36 71
RH % (24H TREND) 92 (-1) 30 (+2) 93 27
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4363 3833
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 8 NE 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 30487 38656
DISPERSION MARGINAL MARGINAL
DSI STBL SLGT UNSTBL STBL STBL
ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 13 GEN POOR 4 VERY POOR 17 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 32 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 42 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 4 6
MAX LVORI LATE 5 2 6 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
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