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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
520 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
DISCUSSION.
ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS
HIGHS CLIMB TO THE 60S TO AROUND 70 RANGE. A MOSTLY DRY COLD
FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING; HOWEVER, SMALL RAIN CHANCES WILL BE
ISOLATED AND CONFINED TO LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM
ROCKCASTLE TO PIKE COUNTIES. DRY WEATHER CONTINUES FOR SUNDAY
BEHIND THE PASSING COLD FRONT; HOWEVER, BETTER CHANCES FOR WETTING
PRECIPITATION ARRIVE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. A PROLONGED
PERIOD WITH MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF SHOWER CHANCES SHOULD PERSIST
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-282115-
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
520 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 63-66 (+7) 35-48 (+14) 46-51
RH % (24H TREND) 23-41 (+7) 68-96 (+8) 45-58
20FTWND-AM(MPH) W 2-6 G16 NW 3-7 G18
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 3-7 G18
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.02 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4100 3900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 7 N 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 24600 42900
ADI EARLY 30 2 36
ADI LATE 33 10 52
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 4 4
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>088-114-116-282115-
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
520 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 65-70 (+9) 39-51 (+17) 52-57
RH % (24H TREND) 26-41 (+14) 68-100 (+9) 50-74
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 3-7 G18
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 2-6 LGT/VAR N 4-8 G17
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4600 3600
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 9 N 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 36800 39600
ADI EARLY 37 3 39
ADI LATE 49 10 44
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 4
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.
KYZ079-083-282115-
PULASKI-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO
520 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 68-69 (+8) 43-50 (+16) 53-56
RH % (24H TREND) 33-42 (+7) 71-96 (+3) 52-64
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 2-6 G13 NW 4-8 G18
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 2-6 LGT/VAR N 5-9 G17
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3800 3000
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 8 N 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 26600 36000
ADI EARLY 31 3 38
ADI LATE 38 11 44
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 4 4
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.
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-282115-
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
520 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 66-69 (+8) 39-49 (+16) 52-55
RH % (24H TREND) 23-35 (+7) 68-100 (+11) 45-72
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 2-6 G16 W 2-6 G19
20FTWND-PM(MPH) W 2-6 G13 LGT/VAR N 3-7 G18
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5200 3800
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 10 N 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 46800 41800
ADI EARLY 56 3 35
ADI LATE 66 9 39
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 2 6 3
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
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
MONDAY
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. NOT AS COOL.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
JP
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