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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
303 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2026
DISCUSSION
A COLD FRONT REMAINS JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. MOISTURE FROM THIS FRONT WILL SPREAD BACK OVER EASTERN
KENTUCKY TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY, BEFORE A SECOND COLD FRONT
BRINGS DRY WEATHER FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK. SHOWERS MAY REDEVELOP OVER
SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY SUNDAY MORNING AS OVERRUNNING MOISTURE SPREADS
BACK NORTH.
ADDITIONAL RAIN AMOUNTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL RANGE FROM
LITTLE TO NO RAIN NORTH OF KENTUCKY HIGHWAY-80 TO AS MUCH AS ONE-TENTH
OF AN INCH ALONG AND SOUTH OF KENTUCKY HIGHWAY-80.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-040830-
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
303 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (-3) 76 (+6) 47 72
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 46 (-14) 100 37
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 4600
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 6 N 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 21500 41400
ADI EARLY 4 13 4 40
ADI LATE 3 26 8 51
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 10 7 9
MAX LVORI LATE 9 4 8 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-040830-
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
303 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 55 (-5) 78 (+7) 50 76
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 56 (-15) 100 34
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3700 4300
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 3 NE 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 11100 34400
ADI EARLY 4 10 4 39
ADI LATE 3 15 8 46
MAX LVORI EARLY 10 10 8 8
MAX LVORI LATE 10 5 8 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
KYZ079-083-040830-
PULASKI-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO
303 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (-4) 78 (+5) 50 75
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 54 (-13) 100 34
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 5
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 6
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3900 4400
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 5 NE 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 15600 39600
ADI EARLY 5 13 4 43
ADI LATE 3 17 8 48
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 10 6 7
MAX LVORI LATE 10 4 6 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-040830-
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
303 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 10 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 57 (-2) 75 (+6) 50 73
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 66 (-11) 100 39
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3900 4500
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 5 N 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 15600 36000
ADI EARLY 3 10 3 36
ADI LATE 3 15 6 42
MAX LVORI EARLY 10 10 10 10
MAX LVORI LATE 10 6 10 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH, BECOMING SOUTH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
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