Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central Indiana
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
228 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather is expected through the next week.
Next week, min daily RHs will get into the 30 to
40 percent range, with the potential for values to
drop to near critical levels at times.

INZ062-063-069>071-030815-
Monroe-Brown-Martin-Lawrence-Jackson-
Including the cities of Bloomington, Nashville, Loogootee,
Shoals, Bedford, Mitchell, and Seymour
228 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Clear        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      48 (-18)     71 (+3)      48           75
RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      46 (-31)     100          40
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               NE  5                     Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NE  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             3460                      3910
Transport Wnd (mph)                E 13                      N  8
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  38060                     27370
Dispersion                         Fair                      Marginal
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Stbl         Stbl         Stbl
ADI Early             8 Poor       48 Gen Good
ADI Late              13 Gen Poor  56 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       5            5
Max LVORI Late        6            3

Remarks...ADI is atmospheric dispersion index by LAVDAS.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 60s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
mid 70s. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

INZ047-030815-
Marion-
Including the city of Indianapolis
228 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      47 (-15)     69 (+2)      48           75
RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      44 (-25)     98           39
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               E  7                      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  6        E  6         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             3710                      4170
Transport Wnd (mph)                E 12                      NW  9
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  37100                     33360
Dispersion                         Fair                      Marginal
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Stbl         Stbl         Stbl
ADI Early             8 Poor       41 Gen Good
ADI Late              12 Poor      51 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       6            5
Max LVORI Late        8            2

Remarks...ADI is atmospheric dispersion index by LAVDAS.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 60s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

INZ037-039-046-048-054>056-030815-
Boone-Hamilton-Hendricks-Hancock-Morgan-Johnson-Shelby-
Including the cities of Lebanon, Zionsville, Fishers, Carmel,
Noblesville, Plainfield, Brownsburg, Danville, Greenfield,
Martinsville, Mooresville, Greenwood, Franklin, and Shelbyville
228 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      44 (-18)     69 (+2)      45           74
RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      43 (-27)     100          40
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               E  7                      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  6        E  6         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             3420                      4140
Transport Wnd (mph)                E 13                      NW  9
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  37620                     33120
Dispersion                         Fair                      Marginal
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Stbl         Stbl         Stbl
ADI Early             8 Poor       41 Gen Good
ADI Late              12 Poor      51 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       6            5
Max LVORI Late        8            3

Remarks...ADI is atmospheric dispersion index by LAVDAS.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper
60s. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
mid 70s. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

INZ021-028>030-035-036-030815-
Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Fountain-Montgomery-
Including the cities of Delphi, Flora, Williamsport,
West Lebanon, Lafayette, West Lafayette, Frankfort, Attica,
Covington, Veedersburg, and Crawfordsville
228 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      43 (-16)     70 (+3)      45           74
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+1)     40 (-17)     100          39
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               E  6                      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  6         E  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             3820                      4630
Transport Wnd (mph)                E 12                      NW 10
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  38200                     41670
Dispersion                         Fair                      Good
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Stbl         Stbl         Slgt Unstbl
ADI Early             9 Poor       43 Gen Good
ADI Late              12 Poor      48 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       6            5
Max LVORI Late        9            3

Remarks...ADI is atmospheric dispersion index by LAVDAS.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper
60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s.
West winds around 5 mph.

$$

INZ031-038-030815-
Howard-Tipton-
Including the cities of Kokomo and Tipton
228 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      43 (-18)     68 (+1)      44           73
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+2)     45 (-12)     100          42
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               E  7                      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  6         E  6         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             3640                      4430
Transport Wnd (mph)                E 13                      NW 10
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  40040                     39870
Dispersion                         Fair                      Fair
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Stbl         Stbl         Stbl
ADI Early             8 Poor       40 Fair
ADI Late              12 Poor      52 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       9            5
Max LVORI Late        9            3

Remarks...ADI is atmospheric dispersion index by LAVDAS.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 60s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
mid 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

INZ040>042-049-030815-
Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Henry-
Including the cities of Anderson, Muncie, Winchester, Union City,
Farmland, Parker City, and New Castle
228 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      44 (-17)     67 (+1)      44           72
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+1)     46 (-21)     100          41
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               E  6                      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      E  6         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             3390                      3950
Transport Wnd (mph)                E 13                      NW  9
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  37290                     31600
Dispersion                         Fair                      Marginal
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Stbl         Stbl         Stbl
ADI Early             5 Very Poor  45 Gen Good
ADI Late              12 Poor      51 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       6            5
Max LVORI Late        9            3

Remarks...ADI is atmospheric dispersion index by LAVDAS.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. West winds around 5 mph.

$$

INZ057-065-030815-
Rush-Decatur-
Including the cities of Rushville and Greensburg
228 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      46 (-18)     68 (+1)      46           73
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+1)     46 (-30)     100          40
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               E  6                      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      E  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             3110                      3400
Transport Wnd (mph)                E 13                      NW  8
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  34210                     23800
Dispersion                         Marginal                  Poor
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Stbl         Stbl         Stbl
ADI Early             8 Poor       48 Gen Good
ADI Late              13 Gen Poor  50 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       5            5
Max LVORI Late        6            3

Remarks...ADI is atmospheric dispersion index by LAVDAS.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

INZ043>045-051>053-030815-
Vermillion-Parke-Putnam-Vigo-Clay-Owen-
Including the cities of Clinton, Fairview Park, Rockville,
Montezuma, Rosedale, Greencastle, Terre Haute, Brazil, Spencer,
and Gosport
228 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      45 (-16)     72 (+3)      47           77
RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      40 (-28)     99           37
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               E  6                      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  6        E  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             3660                      4590
Transport Wnd (mph)                E 12                      NW  9
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  36600                     36720
Dispersion                         Fair                      Fair
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Stbl         Stbl         Stbl
ADI Early             9 Poor       43 Gen Good
ADI Late              12 Poor      49 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       5            5
Max LVORI Late        8            2

Remarks...ADI is atmospheric dispersion index by LAVDAS.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 70.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

INZ060-061-067-068-030815-
Sullivan-Greene-Knox-Daviess-
Including the cities of Sullivan, Carlisle, Shelburn,
Farmersburg, Linton, Bloomfield, Jasonville, Worthington,
Vincennes, and Washington
228 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      48 (-17)     72 (+2)      49           76
RH % (24h trend)      97 (-3)      41 (-35)     98           34
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               NE  6                     Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  5        NE  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             3560                      4250
Transport Wnd (mph)                E 13                      N  9
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  39160                     34000
Dispersion                         Fair                      Marginal
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Stbl         Stbl         Stbl
ADI Early             9 Poor       44 Gen Good
ADI Late              13 Gen Poor  52 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       4            5
Max LVORI Late        6            2

Remarks...ADI is atmospheric dispersion index by LAVDAS.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...Clear. Lows around 50. Highs around 70. North winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs around 80.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

INZ064-072-030815-
Bartholomew-Jennings-
Including the cities of Columbus and North Vernon
228 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Clear        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      49 (-17)     70 (+1)      49           74
RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      43 (-30)     100          37
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               NE  5                     Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NE  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             3310                      3560
Transport Wnd (mph)                E 13                      N  8
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  36410                     24920
Dispersion                         Marginal                  Poor
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Stbl         Stbl         Stbl
ADI Early             8 Poor       49 Gen Good
ADI Late              13 Gen Poor  54 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       5            5
Max LVORI Late        6            2

Remarks...ADI is atmospheric dispersion index by LAVDAS.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper
60s. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
mid 70s. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$