981  
FNUS53 KLMK 020805  
FWFLMK  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY  
405 AM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
   
DISCUSSION  
COOL TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TODAY, WITH A CHANCE FOR  
LIGHT RAIN OR SPRINKLES MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE I-165 CORRIDOR.  
DRY WEATHER FOR SUNDAY, BUT THEN THE PATTERN TURNS MORE ACTIVE FOR  
THE UPCOMING WEEK WITH DAILY SHOWER AND STORM CHANCES.  
 
INZ076-083-084-089-022015-  
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY  
405 AM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026 /305 AM CDT SAT MAY 2 2026/  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (-3) 35 (-4) 66  
RH % (24H TREND) 42 (+2) 90 (0) 37  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6673 5946  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 9 SW 24  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 70939 131813  
DISPERSION GOOD EXCELLENT  
DSI MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL  
ADI EARLY 28 FAIR 6 VERY POOR 111 VERY GOOD  
ADI LATE 49 GEN GOOD 2 VERY POOR 154 VERY GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 2 5 1  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
MONDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN  
THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-022015-  
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  
405 AM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026 /305 AM CDT SAT MAY 2 2026/  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (-2) 35 (-5) 67  
RH % (24H TREND) 40 (+5) 98 (+11) 37  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) N 5 LGT/VAR SW 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7629 6048  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 10 SW 20  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 87840 119720  
DISPERSION GOOD EXCELLENT  
DSI MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL VRY UNSTBL  
ADI EARLY 43 GEN GOOD 6 VERY POOR 68 GOOD  
ADI LATE 61 GOOD 3 VERY POOR 128 VERY GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 4 8  
MAX LVORI LATE 1 7 1  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
MONDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO  
15 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER  
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-022015-  
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  
405 AM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (-2) 34 (-4) 65  
RH % (24H TREND) 37 (-7) 91 (0) 37  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 6 LGT/VAR SW 7  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7939 6410  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 14 SW 24  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 119085 138534  
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
DSI MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL  
ADI EARLY 45 GEN GOOD 7 POOR 89 GOOD  
ADI LATE 60 GEN GOOD 2 VERY POOR 156 VERY GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 3 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 1 5 1  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
MONDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.   
WEDNESDAY  
RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN  
THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER  
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 15 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-022015-  
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  
405 AM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (-4) 33 (-3) 65  
RH % (24H TREND) 34 (-11) 86 (-5) 36  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 7 LGT/VAR SW 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)8199 6699  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 16 SW 22  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 131168 133980  
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
DSI MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL  
ADI EARLY 84 GOOD 18 GEN POOR 68 GOOD  
ADI LATE 88 GOOD 3 VERY POOR 152 VERY GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 3 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 1 5 1  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
MONDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO  
15 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN  
THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 15 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-022015-  
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  
405 AM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026 /305 AM CDT SAT MAY 2 2026/  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (-3) 33 (-6) 66  
RH % (24H TREND) 36 (-1) 95 (+8) 35  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) N 6 LGT/VAR SW 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)8173 6322  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 13 SW 18  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 120075 114779  
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
DSI MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL  
ADI EARLY 79 GOOD 8 POOR 51 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE 89 GOOD 3 VERY POOR 117 VERY GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 3 7  
MAX LVORI LATE 1 6 1  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
MONDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO  
15 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN  
THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
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