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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
328 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2026
DISCUSSION
DRY WEATHER AND WIND GUSTS OF 20+ KTS CONTINUES THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON/EVENING HOURS. SSW WINDS LIGHTEN AFTER SUNSET NEAR 5-10 KTS WITH
DRY WEATHER EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER, WINDS INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY MORNING
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WITH 15-20 KTS POSSIBLE ALONGSIDE 25+ KTS
GUSTS. A LINE OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE IN SATURDAY
MORNING PUSHING EASTWARD IN THE AFTERNOON. THIS LINE WILL WEAKEN AS IT APPROACHES
THE AREA, WITH GENERALLY 0.5" OR LESS IN IN/KY. ISOLATED AREAS OF MORE THAN
0.5" IS POSSIBLE WHERE EMBEDDED STORMS DO OCCUR, BUT THIS CHANCE IS LOW AND
FAVORS ISOLATED AREAS IN WESTERN COMMUNITIES. RAIN GRADUALLY CLEARS IN WESTERN
AREAS SATURDAY EVENING WITH LINGERING RAIN IN SOUTHEASTERN AREAS. CALM AND
DRY WEATHER RETURNS SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
INZ076-083-084-089-070930-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
328 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2026 /228 PM CST FRI MAR 6 2026/
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 60 50 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 61 (+3) 73 (-6) 41 62
RH % (24H TREND) 87 (-13) 70 (+12) 91 39
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 11 G24 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 6 SW 11 G23 W 8 G18 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.31 0.06 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3723 3638
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 24 SW 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 80868 38610
DISPERSION GOOD MARGINAL
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 20 GEN POOR 62 GOOD 22 FAIR 21 FAIR
ADI LATE 45 GEN GOOD 61 GOOD 19 GEN POOR 42 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 3 4 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
MONDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-070930-
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
328 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2026 /228 PM CST FRI MAR 6 2026/
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 80 50 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 62 (+5) 76 (-6) 45 64
RH % (24H TREND) 82 (-14) 65 (+18) 92 42
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 11 G24 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 6 SW 11 G24 SW 8 G19 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.30 0.09 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4460 4190
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 28 W 7
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 112644 30184
DISPERSION EXCELLENT MARGINAL
DSI MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 20 GEN POOR 72 GOOD 23 FAIR 17 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 40 FAIR 70 GOOD 20 GEN POOR 29 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 3 4 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT
WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-070930-
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
328 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 60 50 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 62 (+5) 76 (-3) 43 64
RH % (24H TREND) 83 (-16) 67 (+11) 92 41
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 11 G25 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 6 SW 12 G25 W 9 G20 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.26 0.06 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3962 4020
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 25 W 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 108083 43692
DISPERSION EXCELLENT FAIR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 18 GEN POOR 67 GOOD 28 FAIR 24 FAIR
ADI LATE 43 GEN GOOD 61 GOOD 21 FAIR 44 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 3 4 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
MONDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-070930-
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
328 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 80 70 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (+3) 78 (-2) 45 63
RH % (24H TREND) 84 (-14) 64 (+14) 91 45
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 13 G26 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 5 SW 13 G28 SW 10 G21 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.27 0.08 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5719 4224
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 33 W 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 177289 42295
DISPERSION EXCELLENT FAIR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 16 GEN POOR 95 GOOD 26 FAIR 23 FAIR
ADI LATE 38 FAIR 95 GOOD 22 FAIR 41 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 3 4 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-070930-
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
328 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2026 /228 PM CST FRI MAR 6 2026/
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 90 60 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 62 (+5) 79 (-3) 49 64
RH % (24H TREND) 80 (-11) 60 (+18) 97 50
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 11 G25 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 5 SW 11 G26 SW 8 G20 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.23 0.13 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6264 3979
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 31 W 7
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 183030 28440
DISPERSION EXCELLENT POOR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 13 GEN POOR 96 GOOD 22 FAIR 16 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 36 FAIR 94 GOOD 20 GEN POOR 28 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 3 4 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
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