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
217 PM EDT Mon Oct 6 2025


.DISCUSSION...

Widespread rain will move in this evening into tonight with
precipitation amounts highly variable across central Indiana.
Amounts towards Lafayette will be minimal with less than a quarter
inch while amounts across southern Indiana will be closer to 2
inches.

Lingering rain may persist on Tuesday before dry weather with
seasonable temperatures then return on Wednesday for the rest of
the week. Fuels are expected to remain moist across southern
Indiana through the rest of the week.

INZ062-063-069>071-070830-
Monroe-Brown-Martin-Lawrence-Jackson-
Including the cities of Bloomington, Nashville, Loogootee,
Shoals, Bedford, Mitchell, and Seymour
217 PM EDT Mon Oct 6 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      None
Chance Precip (%)     90           70           20           0
Temp (24h trend)      65 (+4)      75 (+1)      49           69
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+6)     81 (+2)      99           40
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   NE  5
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      N  5         NE  6
Precip Amount         1.28         0.53         0.05         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             2170                      5420
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  6                      NE 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  10850                     75880
Dispersion                         Poor                      Good
DSI                   Stbl         Stbl         Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl
ADI Early             8 Poor       12 Poor      13 Gen Poor  62 Good
ADI Late              7 Poor       14 Gen Poor  15 Gen Poor  95 Good
Max LVORI Early       9            8            6            4
Max LVORI Late        9            5            5            1

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the lower 70s. Light
winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

$$

INZ047-070830-
Marion-
Including the city of Indianapolis
217 PM EDT Mon Oct 6 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Clear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None
Chance Precip (%)     70           70           20           0
Temp (24h trend)      65 (+3)      76 (-3)      47           68
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+14)    69 (+4)      81           34
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   NE  7
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  5         N  8         N  9         NE  9
Precip Amount         0.28         0.15         0.01         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             2820                      5750
Transport Wnd (mph)                N  9                      NE 14
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  22560                     69000
Dispersion                         Poor                      Good
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl  Mod Unstbl
ADI Early             11 Poor      13 Gen Poor  23 Fair      62 Good
ADI Late              11 Poor      31 Fair      15 Gen Poor  71 Good
Max LVORI Early       6            8            3            4
Max LVORI Late        8            4            3            1

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs around 70. East
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

INZ037-039-046-048-054>056-070830-
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
217 PM EDT Mon Oct 6 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Clear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      None
Chance Precip (%)     70           70           20           0
Temp (24h trend)      65 (+5)      76 (-2)      45           67
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+11)    69 (+3)      90           34
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   NE  7
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  6         N  8         N  9 G17     NE  9
Precip Amount         0.46         0.20         0.01         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             2440                      5510
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  8                     NE 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  17080                     71630
Dispersion                         Poor                      Good
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl  Mod Unstbl
ADI Early             10 Poor      13 Gen Poor  22 Fair      60 Gen Good
ADI Late              10 Poor      30 Fair      14 Gen Poor  68 Good
Max LVORI Early       8            8            4            4
Max LVORI Late        8            4            4            1

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 60s.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs around 70.
East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. South winds around 5 mph.

$$

INZ021-028>030-035-036-070830-
Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Fountain-Montgomery-
Including the cities of Delphi, Flora, Williamsport,
West Lebanon, Lafayette, West Lafayette, Frankfort, Attica,
Covington, Veedersburg, and Crawfordsville
217 PM EDT Mon Oct 6 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Clear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         None
Chance Precip (%)     60           50           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      64 (+3)      72 (-10)     43           67
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+11)    63 (+10)     91           31
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               NW  5                     N  5
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  8         N 11         N  8         NE  8
Precip Amount         0.01         0.06         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             2380                      5670
Transport Wnd (mph)                N 17                      NE 13
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  35700                     62370
Dispersion                         Fair                      Good
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Stbl         Slgt Unstbl  Mod Unstbl
ADI Early             13 Gen Poor  23 Fair      15 Gen Poor  46 Gen Good
ADI Late              9 Poor       37 Fair      10 Poor      63 Good
Max LVORI Early       5            8            4            5
Max LVORI Late        8            3            5            1

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s.
East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs around 70.
East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. South winds around 5 mph.

$$

INZ031-038-070830-
Howard-Tipton-
Including the cities of Kokomo and Tipton
217 PM EDT Mon Oct 6 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Clear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         None
Chance Precip (%)     70           50           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      64 (+5)      73 (-8)      43           66
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+11)    67 (+11)     87           32
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               W  6                      NE  6
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  8         N 11         N  9         NE  9
Precip Amount         0.03         0.09         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             2360                      5550
Transport Wnd (mph)                N 12                      N 13
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  23600                     61050
Dispersion                         Poor                      Good
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl  Mod Unstbl
ADI Early             13 Gen Poor  21 Fair      17 Gen Poor  45 Gen Good
ADI Late              12 Poor      38 Fair      12 Poor      59 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       5            7            4            4
Max LVORI Late        8            3            4            1

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs around 70.
East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

INZ040>042-049-070830-
Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Henry-
Including the cities of Anderson, Muncie, Winchester, Union City,
Farmland, Parker City, and New Castle
217 PM EDT Mon Oct 6 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Clear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None
Chance Precip (%)     80           80           20           0
Temp (24h trend)      63 (+4)      75 (-5)      44           65
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+15)    69 (+8)      88           32
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               W  5                      NE  6
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  6         N  7         N  8         NE  9
Precip Amount         0.38         0.18         0.01         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             2480                      5390
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  8                     N 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  17360                     70070
Dispersion                         Poor                      Good
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl  Mod Unstbl
ADI Early             12 Poor      14 Gen Poor  20 Gen Poor  58 Gen Good
ADI Late              12 Poor      28 Fair      13 Gen Poor  67 Good
Max LVORI Early       6            7            4            4
Max LVORI Late        7            4            4            1

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s.
East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs around 70.
East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. South winds around 5 mph.

$$

INZ057-065-070830-
Rush-Decatur-
Including the cities of Rushville and Greensburg
217 PM EDT Mon Oct 6 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      None
Chance Precip (%)     90           80           30           0
Temp (24h trend)      64 (+4)      74 (-3)      47           66
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+13)    78 (+6)      98           39
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   NE  6
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  5        N  6 G17     NE  8
Precip Amount         1.03         0.61         0.02         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             2100                      5200
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  6                      NE 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  10500                     72800
Dispersion                         Poor                      Good
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Stbl         Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl
ADI Early             10 Poor      11 Poor      19 Gen Poor  56 Gen Good
ADI Late              13 Gen Poor  11 Poor      16 Gen Poor  80 Good
Max LVORI Early       8            8            5            4
Max LVORI Late        8            5            5            1

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 60s.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs around 70. East
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

$$

INZ043>045-051>053-070830-
Vermillion-Parke-Putnam-Vigo-Clay-Owen-
Including the cities of Clinton, Fairview Park, Rockville,
Montezuma, Rosedale, Greencastle, Terre Haute, Brazil, Spencer,
and Gosport
217 PM EDT Mon Oct 6 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Clear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         None
Chance Precip (%)     60           50           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      65 (+3)      77 (-2)      45           70
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+10)    66 (0)       88           32
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   NE  6
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  6         N  9         N  9         NE  9
Precip Amount         0.25         0.11         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             2640                      5770
Transport Wnd (mph)                N 10                      NE 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  23760                     75010
Dispersion                         Marginal                  Good
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl  Mod Unstbl   Mod Unstbl
ADI Early             11 Poor      16 Gen Poor  22 Fair      59 Gen Good
ADI Late              8 Poor       33 Fair      14 Gen Poor  68 Good
Max LVORI Early       8            9            4            4
Max LVORI Late        9            3            4            1

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the upper 60s. East
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower
70s. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper
70s. South winds around 5 mph.

$$

INZ060-061-067-068-070830-
Sullivan-Greene-Knox-Daviess-
Including the cities of Sullivan, Carlisle, Shelburn,
Farmersburg, Linton, Bloomfield, Jasonville, Worthington,
Vincennes, and Washington
217 PM EDT Mon Oct 6 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         None
Chance Precip (%)     80           60           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      65 (+3)      77 (+2)      48           70
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+9)     71 (-6)      95           35
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   NE  6
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  5         N  6         N  7         NE  8
Precip Amount         1.12         0.42         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             2870                      5670
Transport Wnd (mph)                N  7                      NE 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  17220                     79380
Dispersion                         Marginal                  Good
DSI                   Stbl         Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl
ADI Early             8 Poor       14 Gen Poor  22 Fair      55 Gen Good
ADI Late              6 Very Poor  24 Fair      15 Gen Poor  69 Good
Max LVORI Early       8            8            4            4
Max LVORI Late        9            4            4            1

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the lower 70s. Light
winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper
70s. South winds around 5 mph.

$$

INZ064-072-070830-
Bartholomew-Jennings-
Including the cities of Columbus and North Vernon
217 PM EDT Mon Oct 6 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      None
Chance Precip (%)     90           90           30           0
Temp (24h trend)      65 (+4)      74 (-1)      50           68
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+9)     78 (+3)      100          40
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   NE  6
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      N  6         NE  8
Precip Amount         1.26         0.74         0.06         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             1790                      5390
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  7                     NE 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  10740                     75460
Dispersion                         Poor                      Good
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Stbl         Slgt Unstbl  Slgt Unstbl
ADI Early             5 Very Poor  11 Poor      15 Gen Poor  57 Gen Good
ADI Late              9 Poor       12 Poor      16 Gen Poor  73 Good
Max LVORI Early       9            8            6            5
Max LVORI Late        9            5            5            1

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs around 70.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

$$