Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Louisville, KY
Issued by NWS Louisville, KY
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central Kentucky and Southern Indiana
National Weather Service Louisville KY
334 AM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Today will be dry and unseasonably warm with gusty winds from the
south. Precipitation chances will increase tonight over southern
Indiana, with showers and storms likely through Sunday. The best
chances for rain in central Kentucky will be late Sunday into
Sunday night. After lingering rain on Monday, dry and seasonable
weather is expected Tuesday and Wednesday.
INZ076-083-084-089-182015-
Orange-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-
Including the cities of Paoli, Jasper, English, and Tell City
334 AM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025 /234 AM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025/
Today Tonight Sat
CLOUD COVER Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE None Tstms Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 50 70
TEMP (24H TREND) 81 (+11) 63 (+4) 77
RH % (24H TREND) 43 (+9) 91 (+31) 59
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 10 G27 SW 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 12 G26 SW 9 G22 SW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.05 0.12
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4955 3357
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 33 SW 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 145860 46256
DISPERSION Excellent Fair
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 96 GOOD 29 FAIR 49 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 131 VERY GOOD20 GEN POOR 47 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 2 4
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows around 60. Highs
in the lower 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds up to 5 mph.
$$
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-182015-
Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-Larue-Butler-
Edmonson-Hart-Logan-Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-
Including the cities of Lewisport, Hawesville, Hardinsburg,
Brandenburg, Hartford, Leitchfield, Elizabethtown, Hodgenville,
Morgantown, Brownsville, Horse Cave, Russellville, Bowling Green,
Franklin, Providence, Scottsville, and Glasgow
334 AM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025 /234 AM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025/
Today Tonight Sat
CLOUD COVER Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE None None Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 30
TEMP (24H TREND) 81 (+7) 64 (+6) 82
RH % (24H TREND) 39 (+6) 76 (+16) 49
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 11 G26 SW 8
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 13 G26 S 9 G24 SW 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4998 3864
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 31 SW 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 146910 65637
DISPERSION Excellent Good
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 81 GOOD 27 FAIR 74 GOOD
ADI LATE 117 VERY GOOD17 GEN POOR 63 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 1 3 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 70s.
South winds around 5 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. South winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around
80. Southeast winds up to 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds up to 5 mph.
$$
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-182015-
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
334 AM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025
Today Tonight Sat
CLOUD COVER Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE None Showers Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 40 60
TEMP (24H TREND) 81 (+13) 62 (+6) 80
RH % (24H TREND) 40 (+7) 85 (+26) 53
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 11 G27 SW 8
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 13 G26 SW 10 G24 SW 8
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.02 0.08
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4928 3899
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 32 SW 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 147840 60096
DISPERSION Excellent Good
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 95 GOOD 27 FAIR 69 GOOD
ADI LATE 124 VERY GOOD19 GEN POOR 57 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 2 4
MAX LVORI LATE 1 3 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds up to
5 mph.
$$
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-182015-
Franklin-Scott KY-Harrison KY-Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-
Nicholas-Washington KY-Mercer-Jessamine-Clark KY-
Including the cities of Frankfort, Georgetown, Cynthiana,
Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Paris, Carlisle,
Springfield, Harrodsburg, Nicholasville, and Winchester
334 AM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025
Today Tonight Sat
CLOUD COVER Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE None None Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 40
TEMP (24H TREND) 80 (+12) 62 (+9) 79
RH % (24H TREND) 36 (+3) 72 (+14) 51
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 12 G26 SW 10 G18
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 14 G27 SW 10 G25 SW 10 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.02
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4671 4195
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 31 SW 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 123569 96485
DISPERSION Excellent Excellent
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 93 GOOD 22 FAIR 88 GOOD
ADI LATE 112 VERY GOOD20 GEN POOR 65 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 1 2 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 70s.
West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the lower 60s.
Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 70s.
West winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper
70s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds up to 5 mph.
$$
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-182015-
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
334 AM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025 /234 AM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025/
Today Tonight Sat
CLOUD COVER Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE None None Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 81 (+8) 63 (+8) 82
RH % (24H TREND) 30 (+1) 70 (+14) 44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 10 G26 SW 8
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 12 G25 S 9 G24 SW 8
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4811 4606
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 30 SW 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 120275 96726
DISPERSION Excellent Excellent
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 90 GOOD 22 FAIR 89 GOOD
ADI LATE 104 VERY GOOD17 GEN POOR 85 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 2 3
MAX LVORI LATE 1 2 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the lower 60s.
Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph with gusts to
around 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around
80. South winds up to 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds up to 5 mph.
$$
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