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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
330 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
DISCUSSION
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE ONGOING THIS AFTERNOON
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A
LINE OF VERY GUSTY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL SWEEP WEST TO
EAST ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA BETWEEN 9 PM AND
3 AM EDT TONIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF WIND DAMAGE
WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE LINE. TEMPERATURES CRASH INTO THE 30S
EARLY MONDAY MORNING, AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND BREEZY
WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY. HIGHS ON MONDAY WILL BE
LIMITED TO THE 30S DUE TO STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION. COLD WEATHER
WILL LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. A GRADUAL WARM-UP LOOKS LIKELY
MID TO LATE WEEK.
INZ076-083-084-089-160815-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
330 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026 /230 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026/
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SNOW SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 50 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 28 (-20) 34 (-39) 15 32
RH % (24H TREND) 85 (+12) 53 (+6) 67 34
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 13 G24 W 6
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 16 G33 W 14 G25 W 9 G23 W 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.73 0.02 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5931 5332
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 33 W 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 174933 74648
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
DSI VRY UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 45 GEN GOOD 94 GOOD 42 GEN GOOD 74 GOOD
ADI LATE 44 GEN GOOD 104 VERY GOOD31 FAIR 86 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 2 2
MAX LVORI LATE 4 1 2 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 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 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-160815-
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
330 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026 /230 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026/
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SNOW SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 40 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 29 (-24) 36 (-38) 17 36
RH % (24H TREND) 88 (+18) 50 (+4) 67 30
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 13 G24 W 6
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 16 G34 W 15 G24 W 9 G23 W 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.62 0.02 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6168 6239
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 32 W 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 182160 100878
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
DSI MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 43 GEN GOOD 89 GOOD 41 GEN GOOD 76 GOOD
ADI LATE 41 GEN GOOD 104 VERY GOOD28 FAIR 102 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 2 2
MAX LVORI LATE 4 1 3 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-160815-
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
330 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SNOW SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 50 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 30 (-16) 36 (-38) 16 33
RH % (24H TREND) 89 (+16) 53 (+6) 67 34
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 13 G25 W 8
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 15 G34 W 15 G26 W 12 G25 W 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.59 0.03 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6400 5835
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 35 W 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 198400 89312
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
DSI MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 41 GEN GOOD 97 GOOD 44 GEN GOOD 70 GOOD
ADI LATE 42 GEN GOOD 114 VERY GOOD31 FAIR 84 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 2 2
MAX LVORI LATE 4 1 2 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 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 UP TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-160815-
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
330 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 50 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 33 (-12) 39 (-35) 18 33
RH % (24H TREND) 93 (+23) 51 (+7) 69 33
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 15 G25 W 9
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 16 G34 W 16 G27 W 12 G26 W 8
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.40 0.06 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6151 6131
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 35 W 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 190368 103377
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 38 FAIR 93 GOOD 45 GEN GOOD 63 GOOD
ADI LATE 41 GEN GOOD 114 VERY GOOD31 FAIR 80 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 4 2 2
MAX LVORI LATE 4 1 3 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. LIGHT
WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND
70. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-160815-
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
330 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026 /230 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026/
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SNOW SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 40 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 32 (-19) 39 (-35) 20 36
RH % (24H TREND) 94 (+27) 52 (+9) 70 30
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 13 G23 W 8
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 14 G32 W 14 G26 W 10 G25 W 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.51 0.05 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6385 6407
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 32 W 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 190440 108273
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 38 FAIR 86 GOOD 44 GEN GOOD 78 GOOD
ADI LATE 42 GEN GOOD 112 VERY GOOD29 FAIR 107 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 4 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 4 1 3 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
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