Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Louisville, KY
Issued by NWS Louisville, KY
629
FNUS53 KLMK 202041
FWFLMK
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central Kentucky and Southern Indiana
National Weather Service Louisville KY
341 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025
.DISCUSSION...Light to moderate rainfall will continue across
southern Kentucky this afternoon and into this evening. We`ll see
a bit of a break in the precipitation this evening and into the
overnight hours. However, rain showers will move back into the
region early Friday morning. For Friday, widespread rain showers
are expected and a few thunderstorms will be possible across
southern Kentucky. Total rainfall amounts of 1-1.25 inches will be
possible. Rain will end from west to east Friday night with drier
conditions expected for Saturday through Monday.
INZ076-083-084-089-210915-
Orange-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-
Including the cities of Paoli, Jasper, English, and Tell City
341 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 /241 PM CST Thu Nov 20 2025/
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
CLOUD COVER Cloudy Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE Showers Showers Tstms None
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 100 90 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (+3) 63 (+9) 43 57
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 86 (+2) 100 52
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.09 0.54 0.17 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 965 3356
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 9 N 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 9210 28290
DISPERSION Poor Poor
DSI STBL STBL STBL STBL
ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 8 POOR 6 VERY POOR 26 FAIR
ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 10 POOR 20 GEN POOR 31 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 9 9 5
MAX LVORI LATE 9 7 8 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs around 60.
Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the upper 30s. Highs around 60. Southeast winds up to
5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Rain showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Cooler. Lows around 40. Highs in the
lower 50s. West winds up to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
mid 40s. West winds up to 5 mph.
$$
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-210915-
Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-Larue-Butler-
Edmonson-Hart-Logan-Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-
Including the cities of Lewisport, Hawesville, Hardinsburg,
Brandenburg, Hartford, Leitchfield, Elizabethtown, Hodgenville,
Morgantown, Brownsville, Horse Cave, Russellville, Bowling Green,
Franklin, Providence, Scottsville, and Glasgow
341 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 /241 PM CST Thu Nov 20 2025/
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
CLOUD COVER Cloudy Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE Showers Tstms Tstms Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 90 90 70
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (+2) 70 (+12) 49 61
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 83 (+1) 100 60
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) Lgt/Var S 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.34 0.20 0.02
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2106 3369
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 14 N 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 34901 29370
DISPERSION Marginal Marginal
DSI STBL STBL STBL STBL
ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 15 GEN POOR 7 POOR 21 FAIR
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 20 GEN POOR 15 GEN POOR 31 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 9 8 5
MAX LVORI LATE 9 5 9 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower
60s. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Rain showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Cooler. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in
the mid 50s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
mid 40s. West winds up to 5 mph.
$$
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-210915-
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
341 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
CLOUD COVER Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE Showers Showers Tstms None
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 100 90 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (+3) 64 (+11) 44 57
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 88 (+4) 100 59
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) Lgt/Var N 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.53 0.23 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1264 3355
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 8 N 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 15168 28980
DISPERSION Poor Poor
DSI STBL STBL STBL STBL
ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 7 POOR 7 POOR 25 FAIR
ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 10 POOR 18 GEN POOR 27 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 9 8 5
MAX LVORI LATE 9 8 8 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper
50s. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the upper 30s. Highs around 60. Southeast winds up to
5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Rain showers. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 60s.
Southwest winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain showers.
Cooler. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds
up to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs
in the lower 40s. West winds up to 10 mph.
$$
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-210915-
Franklin-Scott KY-Harrison KY-Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-
Nicholas-Washington KY-Mercer-Jessamine-Clark KY-
Including the cities of Frankfort, Georgetown, Cynthiana,
Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Paris, Carlisle,
Springfield, Harrodsburg, Nicholasville, and Winchester
341 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
CLOUD COVER Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE Showers Tstms Tstms Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 90 100 80
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (+4) 64 (+10) 46 58
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 86 (+2) 100 61
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) Lgt/Var N 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.50 0.32 0.02
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1125 2911
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 10 N 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 12122 26199
DISPERSION Poor Poor
DSI STBL STBL STBL STBL
ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 7 POOR 8 POOR 22 FAIR
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 14 GEN POOR 16 GEN POOR 25 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 9 8 5
MAX LVORI LATE 9 7 8 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper
50s. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower
60s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Rain showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 60s. South winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds up to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs
in the mid 40s. West winds up to 10 mph.
$$
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-210915-
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
341 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 /241 PM CST Thu Nov 20 2025/
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
CLOUD COVER Cloudy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE Showers Tstms Tstms Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 90 100 90
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (+3) 69 (+10) 50 63
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 79 (0) 100 64
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) Lgt/Var S 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.22 0.31 0.27 0.04
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2367 2865
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 13 N 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 36272 28650
DISPERSION Marginal Poor
DSI STBL STBL STBL STBL
ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 14 GEN POOR 8 POOR 20 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 20 GEN POOR 14 GEN POOR 23 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 9 8 5
MAX LVORI LATE 9 5 8 4
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower
60s. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid
60s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Rain showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
60s. South winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds up to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
upper 40s. West winds up to 5 mph.
$$