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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
452 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2026
DISCUSSION
DENSE FOG IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING, ESPECIALLY IN
VALLEY LOCATIONS. ONCE CLEARED OUT, EXPECT DRY WEATHER TODAY. A
COLD FRONT WILL THEN SAG ACROSS KENTUCKY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY,
BRINGING US OUR NEXT SOLID CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A
SECOND COLD FRONT ARRIVES OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND, LEADING INTO
A NOTICEABLY COOLER AND LESS HUMID EARLY FALL-LIKE PATTERN HEADING
INTO THE LAST FULL WEEK OF AUGUST.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-192015-
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
452 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 80 70
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 84-85 (+1) 65-68 (+7) 81-82
RH % (24H TREND) 49-63 (+8) 97-100 (0) 67-83
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 3 2
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.18 0.12
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4700 2900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 8 W 7
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 32900 17400
ADI EARLY 33 3 27
ADI LATE 42 9 26
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 7 7
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 5
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>088-114-116-192015-
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
452 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 70 80
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 84-89 (+5) 63-70 (+8) 81-84
RH % (24H TREND) 41-62 (+9) 90-100 (+1) 59-85
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 1 3
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.08 0.13
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4600 3200
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 7 W 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 27600 28800
ADI EARLY 26 3 33
ADI LATE 38 9 35
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 6 7
MAX LVORI LATE 3 6 4
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.
KYZ079-083-192015-
PULASKI-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO
452 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 80 90
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 87-88 (+2) 67-71 (+9) 83-84
RH % (24H TREND) 46-55 (+5) 97-100 (0) 67-78
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 2-6 G13
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 2-6
PRECIP DURATION 2 3
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.17 0.17
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4300 3200
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 8 W 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 30100 25600
ADI EARLY 29 3 33
ADI LATE 40 8 35
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 5 7
MAX LVORI LATE 3 7 4
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.
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-192015-
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
452 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 60 70
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 84-87 (+3) 64-69 (+7) 80-83
RH % (24H TREND) 46-59 (+1) 90-100 (0) 67-83
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.08 0.13
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4700 3300
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 6 W 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 23500 26400
ADI EARLY 25 3 37
ADI LATE 35 8 37
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 6 7
MAX LVORI LATE 3 6 5
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
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH, BECOMING NORTH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
GEERTSON
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