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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
356 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
.DISCUSSION..A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE COMMONWEALTH TODAY,
RESULTING IN ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS EASTERN KY. DRIER AND COLDER WEATHER FOLLOWS FOR TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL FOR FRIDAY,
WITH A SIGNIFICANT WARMING TREND OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK, AS TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REACH 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL. ADDITIONAL SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ARE ANTICIPATED
TO BEGIN THE WEEKEND.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-132030-
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ELLIOTT-
MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-LEE-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FLEMINGSBURG, CAMARGO, JEFFERSONVILLE,
MOUNT STERLING, OWINGSVILLE, MOREHEAD, IRVINE, RAVENNA,
CLAY CITY, STANTON, FRENCHBURG, SANDY HOOK, WEST LIBERTY,
PAINTSVILLE, CAMPTON, SALYERSVILLE, BEATTYVILLE, AND INEZ
356 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 73-74 (-2) 38-47 (-3) 64-65
RH % (24H TREND) 31-42 (+16) 63-96 (+11) 26-39
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 7-11 G24 NW 3-7 G15
20FTWND-PM(MPH) W 9-13 G24 NW 5-9 G18 NW 3-7 G15
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6900 7800
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 25 N 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 151800 124800
ADI EARLY 98 15 113
ADI LATE 134 20 147
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 4 2
REMARKS...RANGES OF MIN T OVER 8 DEGREES & RANGES OF MAX
RH OVER 10% INDICATE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THERMAL BELTS. ADI IS
ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS. LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY
OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-132030-
ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-LAUREL-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-
OWSLEY-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRODHEAD, MOUNT VERNON, MCKEE, ANNVILLE,
LONDON, STEARNS, WHITLEY CITY, CORBIN, WILLIAMSBURG,
BARBOURVILLE, MIDDLESBORO, PINEVILLE, CUMBERLAND, HARLAN,
BOONEVILLE, AND MANCHESTER
356 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 72-77 (+2) 38-48 (-2) 64-69
RH % (24H TREND) 31-65 (+38) 68-100 (+11) 22-44
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 7-11 G24 NW 3-7 G18
20FTWND-PM(MPH) W 8-12 G25 NW 5-9 G21 NW 4-8 G18
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5800 7100
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 23 N 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 116000 113600
ADI EARLY 79 12 108
ADI LATE 112 22 135
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 5 2
REMARKS...RANGES OF MIN T OVER 8 DEGREES & RANGES OF MAX
RH OVER 10% INDICATE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THERMAL BELTS. ADI IS
ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS. LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY
OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
KYZ079-083-132030-
PULASKI-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO
356 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 76-77 (0) 39-46 (-5) 68-69
RH % (24H TREND) 32-41 (+15) 71-100 (+10) 29-38
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 9-13 G23 N 3-7 G16
20FTWND-PM(MPH) W 10-14 G25 NW 5-9 G18 NW 5-9 G16
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6600 6300
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 24 N 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 138600 88200
ADI EARLY 88 10 102
ADI LATE 111 11 114
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 2 6 2
REMARKS...RANGES OF MIN T OVER 8 DEGREES & RANGES OF MAX
RH OVER 10% INDICATE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THERMAL BELTS. ADI IS
ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS. LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY
OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-132030-
FLOYD-BREATHITT-KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-LETCHER-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PRESTONSBURG, WHEELWRIGHT, JACKSON,
HINDMAN, PIPPA PASSES, HAZARD, HYDEN, JENKINS, WHITESBURG,
COAL RUN, ELKHORN CITY, PIKEVILLE, AND SOUTH WILLIAMSON
356 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 72-75 (-1) 38-47 (-1) 64-67
RH % (24H TREND) 34-58 (+31) 63-100 (+13) 26-42
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 6-10 G23 NW 3-7 G16
20FTWND-PM(MPH) W 7-11 G23 NW 5-9 G19 NW 4-8 G17
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.12 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5500 7900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 23 N 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 110000 134300
ADI EARLY 71 11 89
ADI LATE 122 29 157
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 5 2
REMARKS...RANGES OF MIN T OVER 8 DEGREES & RANGES OF MAX
RH OVER 10% INDICATE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THERMAL BELTS. ADI IS
ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS. LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY
OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WARMER. LOWS
IN THE MID 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
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