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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
329 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
DISCUSSION
LOOK FOR A HOT, HUMID, AND DRY DAY AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTROLS
THE REGION. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES LOOK TO SURGE INTO THE LOW AND MID 90S
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING, ALONG WITH HIGH HUMIDITY VALUES. THE
END RESULT WILL BE PEAK HEAT INDICES REACHING INTO THE 100 TO 105 DEGREE
RANGE. THE HIGHEST VALUES WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF I-65, WITH SLIGHTLY
COOLER VALUES FARTHER EAST. SHOWER AND STORM CHANCES RETURN FOR MID WEEK
AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD FRONT. COOLER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FOR OUR REGION BY
LATE THIS WEEKEND.
INZ076-083-084-089-182015-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
329 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2025 /229 AM CDT MON AUG 18 2025/
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 10
TEMP (24H TREND) 94 (0) 68 (-3) 95
RH % (24H TREND) 51 (-4) 91 (-8) 51
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.09
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6274 5990
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 6 NW 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 37644 34153
DISPERSION MARGINAL MARGINAL
DSI MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 23 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 22 FAIR
ADI LATE 35 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 32 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 6 5
MAX LVORI LATE 2 6 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-182015-
HANCOCK-BRECKINRIDGE-MEADE-OHIO-GRAYSON-HARDIN-LARUE-BUTLER-
EDMONSON-HART-LOGAN-WARREN-SIMPSON-ALLEN-BARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEWISPORT, HAWESVILLE, HARDINSBURG,
BRANDENBURG, HARTFORD, LEITCHFIELD, ELIZABETHTOWN, HODGENVILLE,
MORGANTOWN, BROWNSVILLE, HORSE CAVE, RUSSELLVILLE, BOWLING GREEN,
FRANKLIN, PROVIDENCE, SCOTTSVILLE, AND GLASGOW
329 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2025 /229 AM CDT MON AUG 18 2025/
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 95 (+1) 69 (-3) 96
RH % (24H TREND) 48 (-3) 91 (-6) 46
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6639 6627
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 9 N 5
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 55870 29545
DISPERSION GOOD MARGINAL
DSI MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 37 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 18 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 62 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 31 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 4 6
MAX LVORI LATE 1 6 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-182015-
WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD-CLARK IN-
BULLITT-JEFFERSON-OLDHAM-TRIMBLE-HENRY-SHELBY-SPENCER-NELSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SALEM, SCOTTSBURG, MADISON, CORYDON,
NEW ALBANY, JEFFERSONVILLE, SHEPHERDSVILLE, LOUISVILLE,
LA GRANGE, BEDFORD, MILTON, NEW CASTLE, SHELBYVILLE,
TAYLORSVILLE, AND BARDSTOWN
329 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 93 (0) 67 (-4) 95
RH % (24H TREND) 49 (-5) 90 (-8) 47
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6213 6805
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 7 NW 5
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 49632 32865
DISPERSION FAIR MARGINAL
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 17 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 45 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 29 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 4 6
MAX LVORI LATE 2 6 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-182015-
FRANKLIN-SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-ANDERSON-WOODFORD-FAYETTE-BOURBON-
NICHOLAS-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER-JESSAMINE-CLARK KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FRANKFORT, GEORGETOWN, CYNTHIANA,
LAWRENCEBURG, VERSAILLES, LEXINGTON, PARIS, CARLISLE,
SPRINGFIELD, HARRODSBURG, NICHOLASVILLE, AND WINCHESTER
329 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 92 (-1) 66 (-4) 95
RH % (24H TREND) 44 (-6) 93 (-4) 42
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6226 6537
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 9 NW 5
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 49808 26148
DISPERSION FAIR POOR
DSI MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 27 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 14 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 63 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 31 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 4 6
MAX LVORI LATE 1 6 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-182015-
MARION-BOYLE-GARRARD-MADISON-GREEN-TAYLOR-CASEY-LINCOLN-MONROE-
METCALFE-ADAIR-RUSSELL-CUMBERLAND-CLINTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEBANON, DANVILLE, LANCASTER, RICHMOND,
GREENSBURG, CAMPBELLSVILLE, LIBERTY, STANFORD, TOMPKINSVILLE,
EDMONTON, COLUMBIA, JAMESTOWN, BURKESVILLE, AND ALBANY
329 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2025 /229 AM CDT MON AUG 18 2025/
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 93 (0) 66 (-4) 94
RH % (24H TREND) 45 (-5) 93 (-5) 42
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6290 6243
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 9 N 5
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 62390 24972
DISPERSION GOOD POOR
DSI MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 36 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 14 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 65 GOOD 3 VERY POOR 28 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 4 6
MAX LVORI LATE 1 6 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
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