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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
335 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026
DISCUSSION
CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DIMINISH
DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY DRIFTS EASTWARD
ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON,
WITH RELATIVELY CALM WINDS SATURDAY NIGHT. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS RETURNS SUNDAY, WITH WINDS REMAINING FAIRLY CALM
THROUGH THE DAY. LOOKING AHEAD, THE PATTERN OF UNSETTLED WEATHER
WILL CONTINUE AS MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
INZ076-083-084-089-232030-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
335 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026 /235 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 60
TEMP (24H TREND) 78 (+8) 61 (0) 81
RH % (24H TREND) 63 (-17) 100 (0) 63
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.00 0.04
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3673 3410
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 12 SW 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 40200 31190
DISPERSION FAIR MARGINAL
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 33 FAIR
ADI LATE 45 GEN GOOD 3 VERY POOR 33 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 7 7
MAX LVORI LATE 4 8 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT
WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. LIGHT
WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-232030-
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
335 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026 /235 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 20 60
TEMP (24H TREND) 78 (+4) 62 (-1) 81
RH % (24H TREND) 69 (-18) 100 (0) 63
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.01 0.14
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3762 3438
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 10 SW 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 38973 37235
DISPERSION FAIR MARGINAL
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 31 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 33 FAIR
ADI LATE 40 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 38 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 7 7
MAX LVORI LATE 4 8 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
MONDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID
60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-232030-
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
335 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 50
TEMP (24H TREND) 78 (+7) 60 (-2) 82
RH % (24H TREND) 68 (-15) 100 (0) 63
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 6 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.00 0.02
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3589 3622
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 13 SW 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 40860 35940
DISPERSION FAIR MARGINAL
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 34 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 34 FAIR
ADI LATE 45 GEN GOOD 3 VERY POOR 36 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 7 7
MAX LVORI LATE 4 8 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT
WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO
5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-232030-
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
335 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 30 40
TEMP (24H TREND) 76 (+3) 61 (-1) 81
RH % (24H TREND) 68 (-19) 99 (-1) 58
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 8 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 7 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.11 0.02 0.07
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3417 3490
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 18 SW 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 60408 34914
DISPERSION GOOD MARGINAL
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 44 GEN GOOD 7 POOR 34 FAIR
ADI LATE 61 GOOD 3 VERY POOR 38 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 7 6
MAX LVORI LATE 4 8 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID
60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-232030-
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
335 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026 /235 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 40 50
TEMP (24H TREND) 77 (+3) 62 (-1) 82
RH % (24H TREND) 69 (-18) 99 (-1) 58
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 6 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.22 0.04 0.20
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3598 3964
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 15 SW 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 55284 41855
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 47 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 37 FAIR
ADI LATE 49 GEN GOOD 3 VERY POOR 40 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 6 7
MAX LVORI LATE 4 8 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT
WINDS.
TUESDAY
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID
60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
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