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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
242 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026
DISCUSSION
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY,
BEGINNING AS EARLY AS THIS MORNING AND LASTING INTO THE LATE
EVENING OR EARLY OVERNIGHT, WITH MOST ACTIVITY REMAINING NORTH OF
KY HIGHWAY 80. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY, WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING TO 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-162015-
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
242 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 78-81 (+9) 54-63 (+9) 86-87
RH % (24H TREND) 39-62 (+28) 70-100 (+26) 28-41
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 3-7 G18 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 2-6 G17 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.21 0.14 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2900 7500
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 15 SW 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 37700 82500
ADI EARLY 49 5 68
ADI LATE 53 8 118
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 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.
KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-162015-
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
242 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 81-84 (+11) 52-64 (+10) 83-88
RH % (24H TREND) 31-50 (+20) 65-100 (+26) 30-48
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 2-6 G17 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 3-7 G17 LGT/VAR S 2-6 G14
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4500 7800
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 13 S 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 49500 93600
ADI EARLY 69 4 69
ADI LATE 70 8 121
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 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.
KYZ079-083-162015-
PULASKI-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO
242 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 84-85 (+10) 57-63 (+6) 87-88
RH % (24H TREND) 34-45 (+19) 68-87 (+17) 32-38
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 4-8 G18 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 5-9 G18 LGT/VAR S 3-7 G14
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4500 8700
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 14 S 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 54000 113100
ADI EARLY 59 5 82
ADI LATE 71 8 126
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 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.
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-162015-
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
242 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 80-83 (+11) 53-63 (+11) 85-88
RH % (24H TREND) 36-49 (+16) 69-100 (+24) 28-41
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 2-6 G14 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 2-6 G15 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4500 7400
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 15 SW 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 58500 81400
ADI EARLY 66 4 61
ADI LATE 79 8 107
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 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.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
CMC
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