Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Louisville, KY
Issued by NWS Louisville, KY
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FNUS53 KLMK 010736
FWFLMK
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central Kentucky and Southern Indiana
National Weather Service Louisville KY
336 AM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Cloudy skies are expected for most of the day today and tomorrow.
Strong SW flow and mixing heights around 7k ft will lead to
gusty winds this afternoon around 25 mph. Afternoon temperatures
will warm into the upper 80s and low 90s today, and low 90s
tomorrow across the area. Rain chances will return overnight
Thursday into Friday. Showers are expected to continue through
most of the day on Friday with the potential of lingering showers
in the southern part of the CWA Saturday morning.
INZ076-083-084-089-012030-
Orange-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-
Including the cities of Paoli, Jasper, English, and Tell City
336 AM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026 /236 AM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026/
Today Tonight Fri
CLOUD COVER Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE None Tstms Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 60 90
TEMP (24H TREND) 91 (+5) 65 (0) 70
RH % (24H TREND) 39 (+6) 100 (+36) 79
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 6 G17 Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 9 G19 Lgt/Var N 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.13 0.53
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7043 2356
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 20 NE 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 119051 32984
DISPERSION Excellent Marginal
DSI MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL STBL
ADI EARLY 62 GOOD 8 POOR 21 FAIR
ADI LATE 69 GOOD 6 VERY POOR 32 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 9
MAX LVORI LATE 1 7 4
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 60s. North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 70s.
Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 70.
Northeast winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
East winds up to 5 mph. this afternoon with gusty winds around 25 mph
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. South winds up to 5 mph.
$$
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-012030-
Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-Larue-Butler-
Edmonson-Hart-Logan-Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-
Including the cities of Lewisport, Hawesville, Hardinsburg,
Brandenburg, Hartford, Leitchfield, Elizabethtown, Hodgenville,
Morgantown, Brownsville, Horse Cave, Russellville, Bowling Green,
Franklin, Providence, Scottsville, and Glasgow
336 AM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026 /236 AM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026/
Today Tonight Fri
CLOUD COVER Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE None None Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 80
TEMP (24H TREND) 93 (+5) 67 (+2) 81
RH % (24H TREND) 33 (+6) 96 (+28) 68
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 7 G17 Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 10 G18 S 5 NW 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.41
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7762 3691
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 18 W 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 124423 47983
DISPERSION Excellent Fair
DSI MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL STBL
ADI EARLY 67 GOOD 8 POOR 22 FAIR
ADI LATE 77 GOOD 9 POOR 26 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 4
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Northeast winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
East winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Southwest winds up to 5 mph.
$$
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-012030-
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
336 AM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Today Tonight Fri
CLOUD COVER Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE None Showers Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 90
TEMP (24H TREND) 91 (+5) 66 (+1) 74
RH % (24H TREND) 34 (+3) 100 (+34) 67
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 7 G18 Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 10 G19 S 5 N 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.03 0.52
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7263 2527
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 20 W 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 128520 31356
DISPERSION Excellent Marginal
DSI MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL STBL
ADI EARLY 59 GEN GOOD 9 POOR 21 FAIR
ADI LATE 70 GOOD 9 POOR 30 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 7
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 5
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 70.
North winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
East winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Southwest winds up to 5 mph.
$$
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-012030-
Franklin-Scott KY-Harrison KY-Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-
Nicholas-Washington KY-Mercer-Jessamine-Clark KY-
Including the cities of Frankfort, Georgetown, Cynthiana,
Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Paris, Carlisle,
Springfield, Harrodsburg, Nicholasville, and Winchester
336 AM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Today Tonight Fri
CLOUD COVER Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE None None Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 90
TEMP (24H TREND) 90 (+4) 69 (+5) 79
RH % (24H TREND) 31 (-1) 82 (+12) 63
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 8 G18 SW 7
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 10 G19 S 6 NW 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.38
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7078 3496
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 17 W 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 118371 55936
DISPERSION Excellent Good
DSI MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 53 GEN GOOD 12 POOR 36 FAIR
ADI LATE 70 GOOD 13 GEN POOR 28 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 1 3 4
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 70. North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. North winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
East winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
mid 70s. Southwest winds up to 5 mph.
$$
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-012030-
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
336 AM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026 /236 AM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026/
Today Tonight Fri
CLOUD COVER Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE None None Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 70
TEMP (24H TREND) 92 (+5) 69 (+6) 84
RH % (24H TREND) 32 (+1) 80 (+7) 63
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 6 SW 6
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 9 Lgt/Var NW 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.28
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7805 4527
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 15 W 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 114540 63378
DISPERSION Excellent Good
DSI MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 67 GOOD 8 POOR 42 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 73 GOOD 9 POOR 40 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 1 3 5
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. North
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. North winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Northeast winds up to 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Southwest winds up to 5 mph.
$$