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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
432 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026
DISCUSSION.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING CLEARING SKIES TONIGHT
FOLLOWED BY DRY CONDITIONS AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT THEN LOOKS TO ARRIVE WITH COOLER
TEMPERATURES FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND BUT LITTLE IN THE WAY
OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION. THE NEXT SOAKING RAINFALL COULD COME
WITH A NEW LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ON MONDAY THAT MAY INTERACT WITH THE
COLDER AIR TO PRODUCE A SHOT AT SOME LIGHT WINTRY PRECIPITATION.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-270915-
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
432 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 28-35 (-2) 59-60 (+16) 28-41 62-65
RH % (24H TREND) 89-100 (+13) 31-43 (-24) 73-100 28-48
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4600 3900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 6 W 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 23000 42900
ADI EARLY 2 17 4 37
ADI LATE 3 32 9 58
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 9 5 6
MAX LVORI LATE 10 2 7 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>088-114-116-270915-
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
432 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 30-38 (-4) 59-62 (+15) 30-41 64-67
RH % (24H TREND) 92-100 (0) 32-49 (-29) 73-100 30-47
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4300 4900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 3 W 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 12900 39200
ADI EARLY 3 14 2 26
ADI LATE 4 18 6 50
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 9 5 6
MAX LVORI LATE 9 2 8 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.
KYZ079-083-270915-
PULASKI-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO
432 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 31-36 (-7) 61-62 (+14) 30-40 66-67
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 34-44 (-36) 82-100 34-44
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 2-6
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4100 4200
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 3 W 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 12300 37800
ADI EARLY 3 15 2 24
ADI LATE 4 18 6 50
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 9 6 7
MAX LVORI LATE 9 2 8 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.
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-270915-
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
432 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 30-37 (-3) 58-61 (+15) 29-42 64-67
RH % (24H TREND) 89-100 (+2) 31-47 (-30) 73-100 29-41
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4700 5600
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 3 W 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 14100 44800
ADI EARLY 2 14 2 31
ADI LATE 3 21 6 60
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 9 5 6
MAX LVORI LATE 9 2 7 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
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN, SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY, A CHANCE OF RAIN AND
FREEZING RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
GEERTSON
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