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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
324 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
DISCUSSION
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
REGION TODAY BRINGING STRONG WINDS. SURFACE WINDS OF 20-30MPH AND
GUSTS UP TO 50MPH ARE EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES AND DEW POINTS WILL
INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY. HIGHS WILL BE IN THE MID-UPPER 70S. TONIGHT,
A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE WEST TO EAST BRINGING DAMAGING
WINDS AND A CHANCE FOR TORNADOES. WE WILL LIKELY SEE A WIDESPREAD
0.5-0.75 INCHES OF RAIN WITH THIS SYSTEM. TEMPERATURES WILL
RAPIDLY FALL BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. LINGERING RAIN SHOWERS WILL
TRANSITION TO SNOW SHOWERS MONDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN COLD THROUGH TUESDAY, WITH TUESDAY MORNING LOWS IN THE
TEENS.
INZ076-083-084-089-152015-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
324 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026 /224 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS SNOW SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 100 30
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (+10) 27 (-22) 31
RH % (24H TREND) 46 (+16) 84 (+11) 54
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 13 G34 W 11 G26
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 17 G35 SW 14 G31 W 10 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.67 0.03
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5664 6397
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 47 W 33
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 243165 185513
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
DSI SLGT UNSTBL VRY UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 94 GOOD 46 GEN GOOD 90 GOOD
ADI LATE 149 VERY GOOD44 GEN GOOD 109 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 1 3 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-152015-
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
324 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026 /224 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS SNOW SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 90 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (+4) 28 (-25) 34
RH % (24H TREND) 47 (+18) 90 (+20) 51
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 13 G32 W 12 G24
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 18 G34 S 15 G31 W 12 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.62 0.03
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6170 6491
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 45 W 32
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 246800 187860
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
DSI SLGT UNSTBL VRY UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 107 VERY GOOD44 GEN GOOD 86 GOOD
ADI LATE 146 VERY GOOD41 GEN GOOD 107 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-152015-
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
324 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS SNOW SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 100 40
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (+11) 28 (-19) 34
RH % (24H TREND) 47 (+17) 89 (+16) 55
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 13 G33 W 13 G27
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 18 G35 S 15 G30 W 13 G26
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.59 0.04
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6164 6812
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 46 W 33
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 251108 203250
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
DSI SLGT UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 87 GOOD 43 GEN GOOD 93 GOOD
ADI LATE 151 VERY GOOD41 GEN GOOD 114 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WARMER.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-152015-
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
324 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 100 40
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (+12) 32 (-14) 37
RH % (24H TREND) 42 (+16) 91 (+22) 54
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 13 G30 W 14 G25
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 18 G33 S 14 G29 W 14 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.44 0.07
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6128 6755
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 41 W 35
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 226920 205003
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 92 GOOD 41 GEN GOOD 91 GOOD
ADI LATE 140 VERY GOOD42 GEN GOOD 121 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 2 4
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 1
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 30S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-152015-
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
324 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026 /224 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 100 40
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (+5) 31 (-20) 37
RH % (24H TREND) 45 (+19) 94 (+27) 54
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 11 G29 W 11 G24
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 14 G30 S 12 G28 W 11 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.53 0.08
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6269 6666
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 41 W 33
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 247000 204135
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 97 GOOD 39 FAIR 82 GOOD
ADI LATE 135 VERY GOOD40 FAIR 110 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
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