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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
327 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
DISCUSSION
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE UP THE NEW
ENGLAND COAST TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. MOISTURE WILL WRAP AROUND
THIS SYSTEM BRINGING BROKEN TO OVERCAST SKIES AROUND 4-5KFT
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW FLURRIES WILL BE POSSIBLE, AS
WE WILL SEE A FETCH OF MOISTURE OFF OF LAKE MICHIGAN. MONDAY
AFTERNOON, THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE REGION WILL BEGIN TO
SLACKEN AND WINDS WILL STEADILY RELAX. THOUGH WE WILL STILL SEE
20FT WINDS OF 10-12KTS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHTS ON MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE UP TO ABOUT 5KFT.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE IN THE LOW 40% RANGE FOR LATE
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
ON TUESDAY, HIGH PRESSURE WILL PASS OVER THE REGION. THIS WILL
BRING DRIER CONDITIONS. WE WILL SEE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN
THE 22-28% RANGE. 20FT WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SW AORUND 9-11KTS.
INZ076-083-084-089-230915-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
327 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026 /227 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2026/
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 17 (-6) 33 (+3) 16 45
RH % (24H TREND) 68 (-15) 37 (-13) 77 29
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 10 G20 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 11 G22 NW 8 G17 LGT/VAR S 7 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5457 3422
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 24 SW 29
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 114303 93940
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL STBL
ADI EARLY 34 FAIR 62 GOOD 7 POOR 59 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 48 GEN GOOD 132 VERY GOOD6 VERY POOR 95 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 1 1 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 1 2 3 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. 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. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-230915-
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 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026 /227 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2026/
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 19 (-6) 33 (+1) 17 47
RH % (24H TREND) 64 (-20) 38 (-9) 78 30
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 9 G19 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 10 G23 NW 8 G17 LGT/VAR S 9 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5933 3490
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 24 SW 25
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 125972 87175
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL STBL
ADI EARLY 34 FAIR 64 GOOD 6 VERY POOR 50 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 50 GEN GOOD 99 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 81 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 1 1 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 1 2 4 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-230915-
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 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE FLURRIES FLURRIES NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 19 (-6) 34 (+3) 17 44
RH % (24H TREND) 71 (-9) 39 (-16) 80 32
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 11 G22 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 11 G22 NW 9 G20 LGT/VAR S 9 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6039 3645
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 25 SW 25
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 129175 88025
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL STBL
ADI EARLY 32 FAIR 73 GOOD 13 GEN POOR 51 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 50 GEN GOOD 80 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 76 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 1 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 2 2 4 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. 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
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS
AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-230915-
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 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE FLURRIES FLURRIES NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 21 (-4) 33 (+2) 17 42
RH % (24H TREND) 75 (-9) 43 (-17) 82 32
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 12 G21 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 10 G22 NW 11 G19 NW 5 SW 9
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5533 3526
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 26 SW 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 127320 76604
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 34 FAIR 75 GOOD 27 FAIR 45 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 56 GEN GOOD 80 GOOD 7 POOR 76 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 2 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 5 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-230915-
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 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026 /227 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2026/
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE FLURRIES NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 19 (-7) 33 (+1) 16 45
RH % (24H TREND) 70 (-15) 40 (-15) 84 32
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 10 G20 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 10 G21 NW 9 G18 LGT/VAR SW 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5878 3500
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 25 SW 21
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 132503 71214
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 33 FAIR 72 GOOD 10 POOR 42 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 51 GEN GOOD 82 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 69 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 1 2 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 5 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
THURSDAY
RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
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