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 162021
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central Kentucky and Southern Indiana
National Weather Service Louisville KY
321 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025
.DISCUSSION...Minimum RH has dropped to around 18-25% this
afternoon. Winds are also gusting up to 25mph at the surface.
These conditions will continue until sunset, when a nocturnal
inversion sets up and temperatures begin to cool. Monday will be
similar to today, with RH below 25% and breezy winds in the
afternoon. Morning temperatures will be chilly in the 30s.
Widespread rain showers will move in on Monday night and lasting
through Tuesday night.
INZ076-083-084-089-170915-
Orange-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-
Including the cities of Paoli, Jasper, English, and Tell City
321 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 /221 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025/
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
CLOUD COVER Clear Mclear Mcldy Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE None None Tstms Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 80 90
TEMP (24H TREND) 30 (-15) 57 (0) 39 61
RH % (24H TREND) 65 (-19) 24 (0) 90 62
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.17 0.35
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2918 1547
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 3 SW 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 10956 21240
DISPERSION Poor Poor
DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL STBL STBL
ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 8 POOR 5 VERY POOR 21 FAIR
ADI LATE 6 VERY POOR 11 POOR 14 GEN POOR 22 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 4 5
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely. Lows around
50. Highs in the mid 60s. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers. Lows around 50.
Highs in the mid 60s. South winds up to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Rain showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
60s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds up to
5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
upper 50s. West winds up to 5 mph.
$$
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-170915-
Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-Larue-Butler-
Edmonson-Hart-Logan-Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-
Including the cities of Lewisport, Hawesville, Hardinsburg,
Brandenburg, Hartford, Leitchfield, Elizabethtown, Hodgenville,
Morgantown, Brownsville, Horse Cave, Russellville, Bowling Green,
Franklin, Providence, Scottsville, and Glasgow
321 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 /221 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025/
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
CLOUD COVER Clear Mclear Mcldy Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE None None Tstms Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 50 80
TEMP (24H TREND) 32 (-17) 60 (-1) 41 69
RH % (24H TREND) 65 (-18) 22 (-4) 78 58
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) Lgt/Var S 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.28
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3087 2388
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 3 SW 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 13290 57312
DISPERSION Poor Good
DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL STBL STBL
ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 9 POOR 5 VERY POOR 37 FAIR
ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 13 GEN POOR 13 GEN POOR 41 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 3 4
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 70. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds up to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Rain showers likely. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in
the upper 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds up to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 50s. West winds up to 5 mph.
$$
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-170915-
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
321 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
CLOUD COVER Clear Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE None None Showers Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 60 90
TEMP (24H TREND) 29 (-17) 56 (-2) 37 59
RH % (24H TREND) 63 (-20) 24 (+1) 83 59
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) Lgt/Var SE 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.38
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3334 1753
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 5 S 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 20004 30818
DISPERSION Poor Marginal
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL STBL STBL
ADI EARLY 5 VERY POOR 14 GEN POOR 4 VERY POOR 19 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 7 POOR 17 GEN POOR 8 POOR 22 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 3 5
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds up to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Rain showers likely. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
mid 60s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds up to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 40. Highs in the upper 50s.
West winds up to 5 mph.
$$
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-170915-
Franklin-Scott KY-Harrison KY-Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-
Nicholas-Washington KY-Mercer-Jessamine-Clark KY-
Including the cities of Frankfort, Georgetown, Cynthiana,
Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Paris, Carlisle,
Springfield, Harrodsburg, Nicholasville, and Winchester
321 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
CLOUD COVER Clear Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE None None Showers Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 40 90
TEMP (24H TREND) 29 (-17) 54 (-3) 35 59
RH % (24H TREND) 63 (-20) 26 (0) 71 56
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.41
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3551 1572
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 8 S 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 30060 25506
DISPERSION Marginal Poor
DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL STBL STBL
ADI EARLY 5 VERY POOR 23 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 15 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 6 VERY POOR 27 FAIR 10 POOR 20 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 3 5
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers. Lows around 50.
Highs in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds up to 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Rain showers likely. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 60. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 50s. West winds up to 5 mph.
$$
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-170915-
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
321 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 /221 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025/
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
CLOUD COVER Clear Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE None None Showers Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 40 80
TEMP (24H TREND) 30 (-19) 58 (-3) 38 67
RH % (24H TREND) 67 (-17) 23 (-5) 66 56
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.27
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3529 2619
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 5 SW 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 24703 60456
DISPERSION Poor Good
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL STBL STBL
ADI EARLY 5 VERY POOR 15 GEN POOR 4 VERY POOR 30 FAIR
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 18 GEN POOR 12 POOR 43 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 3 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Highs around 70. South winds up to 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Rain showers likely. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in
the upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain showers likely. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in
the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 60. West winds up to 5 mph.
$$