644  
FNUS53 KLMK 021959  
FWFLMK  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY  
359 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2026  
   
DISCUSSION  
RAIN CHANCES REMAIN THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW OVER THE LAKE  
CUMBERLAND REGION. CLOUD COVER WILL REMAIN OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY  
THROUGH SUNDAY BEFORE A DRY COLD FRONT CLEARS SKIES THROUGH AT LEAST THE  
END OF NEXT WEEK. EARLY NEXT WEEK, LOWS IN SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTH  
CENTRAL KENTUCKY COULD HIT THE UPPER 30S TO LOW 40S WHILE DAYTIME HIGHS  
REACH INTO THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. 80S RETURN BY THE END OF THE WEEK.  
 
INZ076-083-084-089-030830-  
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY  
359 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2026 /259 PM CDT FRI OCT 2 2026/  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (-15) 72 (+1) 50 76  
RH % (24H TREND) 95 (-2) 49 (-30) 100 39  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NE 6 G17 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NE 6 G18 NE 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3577 4232  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 13 N 7  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 41496 29880  
DISPERSION FAIR MARGINAL  
DSI STBL SLGT UNSTBL STBL STBL  
ADI EARLY 12 POOR 43 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 20 GEN POOR  
ADI LATE 9 POOR 52 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 36 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 6 9  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 8 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
MONDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
70S. LIGHT WINDS.    
TUESDAY  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-030830-  
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  
359 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2026 /259 PM CDT FRI OCT 2 2026/  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (-14) 74 (-3) 55 77  
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (+8) 58 (-12) 100 45  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NE 6 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NE 6 G17 NE 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3830 4423  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 12 N 7  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 39149 35172  
DISPERSION FAIR MARGINAL  
DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL  
ADI EARLY 13 GEN POOR 30 FAIR 6 VERY POOR 17 GEN POOR  
ADI LATE 12 POOR 43 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 24 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 7 9  
MAX LVORI LATE 6 3 9 3  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
MONDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
70S. LIGHT WINDS.    
TUESDAY  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.  
WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-030830-  
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  
359 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2026  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 53 (-16) 72 (0) 52 76  
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (+4) 46 (-26) 100 38  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NE 7 G17 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NE 6 G17 NE 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3742 4313  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 13 N 7  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 40590 29897  
DISPERSION FAIR MARGINAL  
DSI STBL SLGT UNSTBL STBL STBL  
ADI EARLY 12 POOR 43 GEN GOOD 6 VERY POOR 18 GEN POOR  
ADI LATE 10 POOR 46 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 33 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5 8  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 7 3  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
MONDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. EAST  
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80. WEST  
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-030830-  
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  
359 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2026  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (-16) 72 (-5) 53 76  
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (+16) 50 (-24) 99 48  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NE 7 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NE 6 G17 NE 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3532 4273  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 12 N 7  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 38764 29428  
DISPERSION MARGINAL MARGINAL  
DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL STBL STBL  
ADI EARLY 13 GEN POOR 39 FAIR 7 POOR 13 GEN POOR  
ADI LATE 12 POOR 43 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 25 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 6 8  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 7 3  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
MONDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
70S. LIGHT WINDS.    
TUESDAY  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80. WEST  
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-030830-  
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  
359 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2026 /259 PM CDT FRI OCT 2 2026/  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE TSTMS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 0 20 30  
TEMP (24H TREND) 57 (-12) 72 (-11) 58 77  
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+15) 64 (-4) 100 59  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NE 6 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) N 5 NE 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.16 0.00 0.03 0.06  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3482 3999  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 10 N 7  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 38302 27272  
DISPERSION MARGINAL POOR  
DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL STBL STBL  
ADI EARLY 12 POOR 22 FAIR 6 VERY POOR 12 POOR  
ADI LATE 10 POOR 24 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 23 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 9 9  
MAX LVORI LATE 6 3 9 4  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
MONDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.    
TUESDAY  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.  
 
 
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