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
320 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Recent heavy to extreme rainfall will deter any fire weather concerns
into next week.  Daily minimum relative humidity values will be
mainly 55 percent or higher.


INZ062-063-069>071-202015-
Monroe-Brown-Martin-Lawrence-Jackson-
Including the cities of Bloomington, Nashville, Loogootee,
Shoals, Bedford, Mitchell, and Seymour
320 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None
Chance Precip (%)     30           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      82 (+1)      64 (-3)      84
RH % (24h trend)      71 (-1)      100 (0)      58
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.01         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)3800                      5830
Transport Wnd (mph)   N  7                      NW  8
Vent Rate (kt-ft)     22800                     40810
Dispersion            Poor                      Fair
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl
ADI Early             19 Gen Poor  3 Very Poor  30 Fair
ADI Late              32 Fair      6 Very Poor  32 Fair
Max LVORI Early       9            8            9
Max LVORI Late        5            9            2

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the
lower 80s. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
mid 80s. West winds around 5 mph.

$$

INZ047-202015-
Marion-
Including the city of Indianapolis
320 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      80 (-1)      63 (-3)      81
RH % (24h trend)      67 (-3)      100 (0)      59
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)3940                      5080
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE  8                     NW  8
Vent Rate (kt-ft)     27580                     35560
Dispersion            Marginal                  Marginal
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl
ADI Early             29 Fair      3 Very Poor  20 Gen Poor
ADI Late              39 Fair      4 Very Poor  25 Fair
Max LVORI Early       9            6            7
Max LVORI Late        3            9            3

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the
upper 70s. West winds up to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid
70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

INZ037-039-046-048-054>056-202015-
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
320 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      80 (0)       60 (-5)      80
RH % (24h trend)      68 (-7)      100 (0)      60
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)3740                      4750
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE  8                     NW  8
Vent Rate (kt-ft)     26180                     33250
Dispersion            Marginal                  Marginal
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl
ADI Early             25 Fair      4 Very Poor  19 Gen Poor
ADI Late              37 Fair      5 Very Poor  25 Fair
Max LVORI Early       9            7            8
Max LVORI Late        4            9            3

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
upper 70s. West winds up to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

INZ021-028>030-035-036-202015-
Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Fountain-Montgomery-
Including the cities of Delphi, Flora, Williamsport,
West Lebanon, Lafayette, West Lafayette, Frankfort, Attica,
Covington, Veedersburg, and Crawfordsville
320 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      79 (-4)      59 (-4)      80
RH % (24h trend)      64 (-5)      100 (0)      61
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)3940                      3670
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE  8                     W  7
Vent Rate (kt-ft)     27580                     22020
Dispersion            Marginal                  Poor
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl
ADI Early             31 Fair      3 Very Poor  16 Gen Poor
ADI Late              41 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  23 Fair
Max LVORI Early       7            7            8
Max LVORI Late        3            9            3

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds up to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80. West winds
around 5 mph.

$$

INZ031-038-202015-
Howard-Tipton-
Including the cities of Kokomo and Tipton
320 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      79 (-2)      59 (-3)      79
RH % (24h trend)      69 (-5)      100 (0)      65
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)3830                      4210
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE  8                     W  7
Vent Rate (kt-ft)     26810                     25260
Dispersion            Poor                      Poor
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl
ADI Early             27 Fair      3 Very Poor  18 Gen Poor
ADI Late              36 Fair      4 Very Poor  21 Fair
Max LVORI Early       8            8            9
Max LVORI Late        3            9            3

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds up to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds
around 5 mph.

$$

INZ040>042-049-202015-
Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Henry-
Including the cities of Anderson, Muncie, Winchester, Union City,
Farmland, Parker City, and New Castle
320 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      78 (-2)      59 (-4)      79
RH % (24h trend)      70 (-5)      100 (0)      63
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)3390                      4400
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE  8                     NW  7
Vent Rate (kt-ft)     23730                     26400
Dispersion            Poor                      Marginal
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl
ADI Early             21 Fair      4 Very Poor  22 Fair
ADI Late              34 Fair      6 Very Poor  22 Fair
Max LVORI Early       9            7            9
Max LVORI Late        4            9            3

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds up to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

INZ057-065-202015-
Rush-Decatur-
Including the cities of Rushville and Greensburg
320 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      79 (+3)      62 (-3)      80
RH % (24h trend)      72 (-11)     100 (0)      64
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)3490                      4630
Transport Wnd (mph)   N  8                      NW  8
Vent Rate (kt-ft)     24430                     32410
Dispersion            Poor                      Marginal
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl
ADI Early             18 Gen Poor  4 Very Poor  23 Fair
ADI Late              34 Fair      7 Poor       27 Fair
Max LVORI Early       9            8            8
Max LVORI Late        4            9            3

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
upper 70s. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower
80s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

INZ043>045-051>053-202015-
Vermillion-Parke-Putnam-Vigo-Clay-Owen-
Including the cities of Clinton, Fairview Park, Rockville,
Montezuma, Rosedale, Greencastle, Terre Haute, Brazil, Spencer,
and Gosport
320 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      81 (-1)      60 (-5)      82
RH % (24h trend)      66 (-7)      100 (0)      59
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)3830                      4280
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE  9                     NW  7
Vent Rate (kt-ft)     30640                     25680
Dispersion            Marginal                  Marginal
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl
ADI Early             29 Fair      4 Very Poor  22 Fair
ADI Late              42 Gen Good  6 Very Poor  26 Fair
Max LVORI Early       8            7            8
Max LVORI Late        3            9            3

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows in the mid
60s. Highs around 80. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 70s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 80s. West winds around 5 mph.

$$

INZ060-061-067-068-202015-
Sullivan-Greene-Knox-Daviess-
Including the cities of Sullivan, Carlisle, Shelburn,
Farmersburg, Linton, Bloomfield, Jasonville, Worthington,
Vincennes, and Washington
320 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      83 (0)       64 (-3)      84
RH % (24h trend)      65 (-3)      100 (0)      53
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)3800                      4820
Transport Wnd (mph)   N  8                      NW  8
Vent Rate (kt-ft)     26600                     33740
Dispersion            Marginal                  Fair
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl
ADI Early             21 Fair      4 Very Poor  29 Fair
ADI Late              37 Fair      7 Poor       34 Fair
Max LVORI Early       9            8            8
Max LVORI Late        3            9            1

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower
80s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
mid 80s. West winds around 5 mph.

$$

INZ064-072-202015-
Bartholomew-Jennings-
Including the cities of Columbus and North Vernon
320 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Showers      None         None
Chance Precip (%)     20           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      81 (+2)      64 (-2)      82
RH % (24h trend)      72 (-8)      100 (0)      62
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.01         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)3600                      4820
Transport Wnd (mph)   N  7                      NW  8
Vent Rate (kt-ft)     21600                     33740
Dispersion            Poor                      Fair
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl
ADI Early             18 Gen Poor  4 Very Poor  24 Fair
ADI Late              31 Fair      6 Very Poor  28 Fair
Max LVORI Early       9            9            8
Max LVORI Late        4            9            3

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the
lower 80s. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper
70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 80s. West winds around 5 mph.

$$
AGM