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
309 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Above normal temperatures are expected into Saturday.

Frequent chances for rain into the weekend will keep the
fire threat low.


INZ062-063-069>071-040815-
Monroe-Brown-Martin-Lawrence-Jackson-
Including the cities of Bloomington, Nashville, Loogootee,
Shoals, Bedford, Mitchell, and Seymour
309 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     100          90           100          100
Temp (24h trend)      50 (-9)      68 (-1)      57           69
RH % (24h trend)      93 (-4)      73 (+22)     95           78
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               E  6                      SW  7 G18
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  5        E  5         SE  5        W  6
Precip Amount         0.74         0.48         1.40         1.17
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             1770                      1580
Transport Wnd (mph)                E 16                      SW 13
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  24780                     17380
Dispersion                         Marginal                  Poor
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Stbl         Stbl         Stbl
ADI Early             12 Poor      27 Fair      10 Poor      22 Fair
ADI Late              23 Fair      21 Fair      14 Gen Poor  23 Fair
Max LVORI Early       4            4            5            5
Max LVORI Late        5            4            5            5

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the upper 40s. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid
50s. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
upper 40s. West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 30. Highs in the mid 50s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

INZ047-040815-
Marion-
Including the city of Indianapolis
309 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     100          90           100          100
Temp (24h trend)      47 (-8)      63 (-4)      52           65
RH % (24h trend)      89 (-9)      68 (+20)     92           80
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               E  9                      SW 10 G20
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  5         E  9         SE  8        NW  9 G17
Precip Amount         0.34         0.26         1.70         0.81
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             2160                      1730
Transport Wnd (mph)                E 16                      N 18
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  30240                     27680
Dispersion                         Marginal                  Marginal
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Stbl         Stbl         Stbl
ADI Early             13 Gen Poor  33 Fair      15 Gen Poor  15 Gen Poor
ADI Late              24 Fair      32 Fair      14 Gen Poor  31 Fair
Max LVORI Early       4            4            5            5
Max LVORI Late        5            4            5            5

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...Showers. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 40s. North
winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. Lows in the
lower 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid
40s. West winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
lower 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

INZ037-039-046-048-054>056-040815-
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
309 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     90           90           100          100
Temp (24h trend)      46 (-9)      63 (-3)      50           66
RH % (24h trend)      89 (-8)      70 (+20)     95           79
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               E 10 G17                  SW 12 G21
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  5         E  9 G17     SE  9        NW 10
Precip Amount         0.39         0.28         1.62         0.83
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             2090                      1700
Transport Wnd (mph)                E 17                      N 18
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  31350                     27200
Dispersion                         Marginal                  Marginal
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Stbl         Stbl         Stbl
ADI Early             10 Poor      33 Fair      14 Gen Poor  16 Gen Poor
ADI Late              24 Fair      32 Fair      15 Gen Poor  31 Fair
Max LVORI Early       5            4            5            5
Max LVORI Late        5            4            5            5

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...Showers. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 40s. North
winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. Lows in the
lower 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid
40s. West winds around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
lower 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

INZ021-028>030-035-036-040815-
Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Fountain-Montgomery-
Including the cities of Delphi, Flora, Williamsport,
West Lebanon, Lafayette, West Lafayette, Frankfort, Attica,
Covington, Veedersburg, and Crawfordsville
309 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Rain         Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     70           90           100          100
Temp (24h trend)      44 (-8)      59 (-5)      45           56
RH % (24h trend)      87 (-10)     67 (+16)     98           80
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               E  9                      W 11
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  5         E 11         E 10         N 12
Precip Amount         0.28         0.25         1.29         0.49
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             2590                      2110
Transport Wnd (mph)                E 17                      N 18
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  38850                     33760
Dispersion                         Fair                      Fair
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Stbl         Stbl         Stbl
ADI Early             6 Very Poor  34 Fair      18 Gen Poor  23 Fair
ADI Late              19 Gen Poor  37 Fair      14 Gen Poor  35 Fair
Max LVORI Early       5            4            5            5
Max LVORI Late        4            4            5            4

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the mid 30s.
Highs in the mid 40s. North winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow showers. Lows
in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid
40s. Northwest winds around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
lower 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

INZ031-038-040815-
Howard-Tipton-
Including the cities of Kokomo and Tipton
309 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Rain         Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     70           90           100          100
Temp (24h trend)      44 (-9)      57 (-8)      47           59
RH % (24h trend)      91 (-2)      72 (+22)     99           87
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               E 10                      SW 13
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  5         E 11         E 12         NW 13
Precip Amount         0.37         0.20         1.29         0.58
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             2400                      1830
Transport Wnd (mph)                E 16                      N 18
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  33600                     29280
Dispersion                         Marginal                  Marginal
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Stbl         Stbl         Stbl
ADI Early             6 Very Poor  35 Fair      18 Gen Poor  21 Fair
ADI Late              22 Fair      37 Fair      17 Gen Poor  32 Fair
Max LVORI Early       5            4            5            5
Max LVORI Late        5            4            5            5

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...Showers and a chance of snow showers. Lows in the upper
30s. Highs in the mid 40s. North winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow showers. Lows
around 30. Highs around 50. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the lower
40s. Northwest winds around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
lower 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around
40. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

INZ040>042-049-040815-
Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Henry-
Including the cities of Anderson, Muncie, Winchester, Union City,
Farmland, Parker City, and New Castle
309 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     90           90           100          100
Temp (24h trend)      45 (-11)     60 (-6)      51           64
RH % (24h trend)      90 (-8)      71 (+23)     95           83
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               E  9                      SW 13 G22
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  5         E 10         SE  9 G17    NW 10 G19
Precip Amount         0.41         0.22         1.53         0.73
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             2150                      1550
Transport Wnd (mph)                E 17                      N 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  32250                     23250
Dispersion                         Marginal                  Poor
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Stbl         Stbl         Stbl
ADI Early             11 Poor      33 Fair      16 Gen Poor  17 Gen Poor
ADI Late              24 Fair      34 Fair      16 Gen Poor  27 Fair
Max LVORI Early       5            4            5            5
Max LVORI Late        5            4            5            5

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...Showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 40s.
North winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. Lows around
30. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the lower
40s. West winds around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs around
50. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around
40. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

INZ057-065-040815-
Rush-Decatur-
Including the cities of Rushville and Greensburg
309 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     100          90           100          100
Temp (24h trend)      48 (-11)     63 (-4)      53           66
RH % (24h trend)      93 (-5)      74 (+23)     94           81
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               E  9 G17                  SW 12 G23
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  5         E  8         SE  7        W  9 G18
Precip Amount         0.66         0.34         1.10         0.94
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             1870                      1590
Transport Wnd (mph)                E 18                      SW 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  29920                     22260
Dispersion                         Marginal                  Marginal
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Stbl         Stbl         Stbl
ADI Early             10 Poor      33 Fair      14 Gen Poor  27 Fair
ADI Late              25 Fair      30 Fair      16 Gen Poor  28 Fair
Max LVORI Early       5            4            5            5
Max LVORI Late        5            4            5            4

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the mid 40s. North winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
lower 50s. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the lower
40s. West winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
lower 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

INZ043>045-051>053-040815-
Vermillion-Parke-Putnam-Vigo-Clay-Owen-
Including the cities of Clinton, Fairview Park, Rockville,
Montezuma, Rosedale, Greencastle, Terre Haute, Brazil, Spencer,
and Gosport
309 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     90           100          100          100
Temp (24h trend)      46 (-7)      64 (-2)      48           63
RH % (24h trend)      90 (-8)      70 (+21)     95           79
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               E  9 G17                  SW  9 G18
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  5         E  9         SE  8        N 10 G19
Precip Amount         0.31         0.33         1.83         0.80
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             2180                      1910
Transport Wnd (mph)                E 16                      N 20
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  30520                     32470
Dispersion                         Marginal                  Fair
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Stbl         Stbl         Stbl
ADI Early             9 Poor       33 Fair      14 Gen Poor  19 Gen Poor
ADI Late              23 Fair      31 Fair      14 Gen Poor  34 Fair
Max LVORI Early       5            4            5            5
Max LVORI Late        4            4            5            5

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...Showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 40s.
North winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid
50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper
40s. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
mid 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

INZ060-061-067-068-040815-
Sullivan-Greene-Knox-Daviess-
Including the cities of Sullivan, Carlisle, Shelburn,
Farmersburg, Linton, Bloomfield, Jasonville, Worthington,
Vincennes, and Washington
309 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     90           90           100          100
Temp (24h trend)      49 (-8)      68 (+1)      53           67
RH % (24h trend)      93 (-7)      71 (+21)     93           79
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               E  8 G17                  SW 10 G19
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  6        E  6         SE  7        NW  9 G20
Precip Amount         0.55         0.48         1.75         1.05
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             1830                      1630
Transport Wnd (mph)                E 15                      N 20
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  23790                     27710
Dispersion                         Marginal                  Marginal
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Stbl         Stbl         Stbl
ADI Early             14 Gen Poor  30 Fair      13 Gen Poor  17 Gen Poor
ADI Late              24 Fair      23 Fair      14 Gen Poor  31 Fair
Max LVORI Early       4            4            5            5
Max LVORI Late        4            4            5            4

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the upper 40s. North winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid
50s. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
upper 40s. West winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
mid 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs around 60. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

INZ064-072-040815-
Bartholomew-Jennings-
Including the cities of Columbus and North Vernon
309 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     100          90           100          100
Temp (24h trend)      50 (-11)     65 (-4)      57           68
RH % (24h trend)      92 (-1)      74 (+22)     93           78
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               E  6                      SW  9 G19
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  5        E  6         SE  5        W  7
Precip Amount         0.85         0.43         1.15         1.09
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             1820                      1830
Transport Wnd (mph)                E 16                      SW 14
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  25480                     21960
Dispersion                         Poor                      Marginal
DSI                   Slgt Unstbl  Stbl         Stbl         Stbl
ADI Early             11 Poor      28 Fair      10 Poor      24 Fair
ADI Late              24 Fair      25 Fair      15 Gen Poor  26 Fair
Max LVORI Early       5            4            5            5
Max LVORI Late        5            4            5            4

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

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the upper 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid
50s. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid
40s. West winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
mid 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

Ryan