489  
FNUS53 KLMK 220827  
FWFLMK  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY  
327 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
   
DISCUSSION  
INCREASING CLOUDS, COLD TEMPERATURES, AND BREEZY NNW  
WINDS EXPECTED TODAY. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED  
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS FOR THE BLUEGRASS REGION TODAY. OTHERWISE, COLD  
TEMPS CONTINUE FOR MONDAY. DRY WEATHER EXPECTED FOR MONDAY-WEDNESDAY,  
WITH A GRADUAL WARM UP THROUGH THE WEEK. MORE RAIN CHANCES RETURN FOR  
THURSDAY.  
 
INZ076-083-084-089-222115-  
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY  
327 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026 /227 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2026/  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE FLURRIES NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 32 (-9) 18 (-5) 34  
RH % (24H TREND) 43 (-3) 66 (-14) 37  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 7 G19 NW 6 G18  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 8 G20 NW 6 G20 NW 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5288 5471  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 25 NW 22  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 121608 109420  
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL  
ADI EARLY 71 GOOD 36 FAIR 68 GOOD  
ADI LATE 77 GOOD 47 GEN GOOD 115 VERY GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 1 1  
MAX LVORI LATE 1 2 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
TUESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES. LOWS IN THE MID  
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN  
THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES. LOWS IN THE MID  
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-222115-  
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  
327 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026 /227 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2026/  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 34 (-14) 19 (-6) 34  
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (-3) 66 (-12) 38  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 9 G21 NW 8 G18  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 10 G21 NW 8 G21 NW 8  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5303 5762  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 26 NW 23  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 131800 116046  
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL  
ADI EARLY 77 GOOD 36 FAIR 71 GOOD  
ADI LATE 81 GOOD 50 GEN GOOD 94 GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 1 1  
MAX LVORI LATE 1 1 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
TUESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES. WARMER. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.   
THURSDAY  
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN  
THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS  
IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES. LOWS IN THE MID  
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-222115-  
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  
327 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE FLURRIES NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 32 (-15) 20 (-5) 35  
RH % (24H TREND) 47 (+3) 70 (-7) 39  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 9 G19 NW 9 G20  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 10 G20 NW 9 G21 NW 9 G18  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5205 5787  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 24 NW 24  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 114510 124407  
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL  
ADI EARLY 70 GOOD 35 FAIR 74 GOOD  
ADI LATE 73 GOOD 50 GEN GOOD 81 GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 1 1  
MAX LVORI LATE 1 2 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES. WARMER. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOWS IN THE UPPER  
20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES. LOWS IN THE MID  
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-222115-  
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  
327 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 32 (-17) 21 (-6) 33  
RH % (24H TREND) 51 (+10) 74 (-5) 44  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 8 G19 NW 11 G19  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 11 G20 NW 10 G21 NW 10 G18  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5065 5536  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 25 NW 25  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 112263 125994  
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL  
ADI EARLY 64 GOOD 36 FAIR 75 GOOD  
ADI LATE 74 GOOD 57 GEN GOOD 81 GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 2 2  
MAX LVORI LATE 1 3 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES. WARMER. LOWS IN  
THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.  
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP  
TO 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES. LOWS IN THE MID  
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-222115-  
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  
327 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026 /227 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2026/  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE FLURRIES FLURRIES NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 32 (-20) 20 (-6) 34  
RH % (24H TREND) 47 (+5) 71 (-12) 40  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 7 G20 NW 8 G18  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 10 G20 NW 9 G20 NW 8  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5366 5685  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 25 NW 24  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 123418 125833  
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL  
ADI EARLY 70 GOOD 36 FAIR 70 GOOD  
ADI LATE 77 GOOD 51 GEN GOOD 81 GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 1 2  
MAX LVORI LATE 1 3 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
TUESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES. WARMER. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN  
THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.  
LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES. LOWS IN THE MID  
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.  
 
 
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