782
FNUS53 KLMK 162027
FWFLMK
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
427 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
DISCUSSION
EXPECT TEMPERATURES AROUND 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL THROUGH
TUESDAY BEFORE BEGINNING TO WARM ON WEDNESDAY AND BECOMING ABOVE NORMAL
THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN THROUGH THE
NIGHT BEFORE ENDING TOMORROW MORNING. TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY, A
CLIPPER SYSTEM BRINGS ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SNOW. THE REST OF THE WEEK IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN MOSTLY DRY.
INZ076-083-084-089-170815-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
427 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026 /327 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2026/
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 60 70
TEMP (24H TREND) 16 (-13) 33 (-1) 23 53
RH % (24H TREND) 76 (-18) 32 (-35) 87 45
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 9 G18 S 7
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 12 G24 W 7 LGT/VAR SW 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.04
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5581 3727
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 14 SW 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 71565 67086
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
DSI MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 44 GEN GOOD 72 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 49 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 36 FAIR 84 GOOD 17 GEN POOR 82 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 1 2 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 3 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
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
MID 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.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-170815-
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
427 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026 /327 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2026/
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20 30
TEMP (24H TREND) 18 (-13) 38 (+1) 25 55
RH % (24H TREND) 76 (-14) 25 (-38) 72 42
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 9 G18 S 7
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 11 G24 W 7 LGT/VAR SW 8
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6219 3996
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 16 SW 24
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 105332 91011
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
DSI MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 44 GEN GOOD 80 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 51 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 30 FAIR 80 GOOD 13 GEN POOR 79 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 2 2 2
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 2 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 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 LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-170815-
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
427 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 40 50
TEMP (24H TREND) 16 (-16) 34 (-2) 23 50
RH % (24H TREND) 79 (-10) 31 (-37) 80 47
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 9 G18 S 7
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 13 G25 W 7 LGT/VAR S 9
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.04
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6163 3778
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 16 SW 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 97216 67500
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
DSI MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 45 GEN GOOD 62 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 51 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 34 FAIR 76 GOOD 14 GEN POOR 60 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 2 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 2 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 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 UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-170815-
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
427 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE NONE SNOW SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 30
TEMP (24H TREND) 18 (-16) 35 (-3) 23 48
RH % (24H TREND) 80 (-14) 30 (-36) 66 44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 10 G18 S 6
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 14 G26 W 9 LGT/VAR S 9
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6398 3488
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 18 SW 26
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 108766 85250
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
DSI MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 45 GEN GOOD 67 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 54 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 33 FAIR 84 GOOD 10 POOR 64 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 2 2
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 2 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 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 UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-170815-
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
427 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026 /327 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2026/
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 30
TEMP (24H TREND) 20 (-13) 37 (-1) 25 52
RH % (24H TREND) 81 (-13) 27 (-37) 66 44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 9 G18 S 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 12 G25 W 9 LGT/VAR S 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6562 3702
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 20 SW 24
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 116730 83812
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
DSI MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 44 GEN GOOD 77 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 59 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 33 FAIR 89 GOOD 8 POOR 84 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 2 2
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 2 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
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