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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
223 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
DISCUSSION.
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS DOMINATE ACROSS THE AREA;
HOWEVER, A DRY COLD FRONT IS WORKING ACROSS THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PROMOTE A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BUT
SUBTLY AS WINDS ARE GENERALLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE. THE FRONT ITSELF
WILL BE A FOCUS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED PRECIPITATION
CHANCES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. BEHIND THE
DEPARTING FRONT, ON SUNDAY, SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN;
HOWEVER, COOLER TEMPERATURES, HIGHER MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. A PASSING FRONT WILL BRING WETTING
IS FORECAST BEGINNING MONDAY AND PERSISTING THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT
WEEK.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-010915-
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
223 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20 50
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SNOW SNOW/RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 37-49 (+12) 47-50 (-15) 28-35 45-48
RH % (24H TREND) 74-89 (+10) 39-52 (+18) 60-75 51-65
20FTWND-AM(MPH) N 3-7 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR N 3-7 NE 2-6 LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.20
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3000 1400
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 12 E 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 30000 14000
ADI EARLY 4 25 9 19
ADI LATE 10 37 19 19
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 4 2 3 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.
KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-010915-
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
223 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20 50
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 44-50 (+15) 53-58 (-8) 31-40 50-55
RH % (24H TREND) 74-93 (+8) 43-69 (+33) 69-92 55-80
20FTWND-AM(MPH) NW 2-6 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR N 3-7 NE 2-6 LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.13
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2500 1400
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 12 E 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 25000 11200
ADI EARLY 4 21 8 14
ADI LATE 6 33 13 17
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 5 2 4 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.
KYZ079-083-010915-
PULASKI-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO
223 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 30 50
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 47-50 (+17) 54-57 (-10) 35-40 53-56
RH % (24H TREND) 74-93 (+4) 45-55 (+15) 76-85 62-71
20FTWND-AM(MPH) NW 3-7 E 2-6 G13
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR N 4-8 NE 3-7 SE 2-6
PRECIP DURATION 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.14
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2100 1300
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 13 E 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 23100 13000
ADI EARLY 4 22 10 18
ADI LATE 6 32 19 17
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 5 2 3 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.
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-010915-
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
223 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20 50
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SNOW/RAIN RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 47-50 (+15) 50-53 (-13) 30-37 48-51
RH % (24H TREND) 74-89 (+8) 37-63 (+31) 59-89 51-74
20FTWND-AM(MPH) NW 2-6 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR N 3-7 NE 2-6 LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.14
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2400 1500
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 13 E 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 26400 10500
ADI EARLY 4 18 8 14
ADI LATE 7 28 13 16
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 4 2 3 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
MONDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 60.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
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