Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Louisville, KY
Issued by NWS Louisville, KY
835
FNUS53 KLMK 172026
FWFLMK
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central Kentucky and Southern Indiana
National Weather Service Louisville KY
326 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025
.DISCUSSION...Minimum RH this afternoon was in the 19-25% range.
As temperatures decrease after sunset, RH will begin to increase.
Mid level clouds will increase over the region through this night.
Scattered showers and a few storms will move into the region in
the early morning. Rain showers will continue through the day.
Some strong to severe storms will be possible in the afternoon and
evening. Wednesday will be dry, though cloudy. Showers will return
on Thursday through Saturday.
INZ076-083-084-089-180915-
Orange-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-
Including the cities of Paoli, Jasper, English, and Tell City
326 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025 /226 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025/
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
CLOUD COVER Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE Tstms Tstms Tstms Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 90 70 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 40 (+12) 61 (+3) 46 62
RH % (24H TREND) 83 (+4) 55 (+30) 100 73
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.66 0.23 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1652 2332
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 17 N 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 27200 13944
DISPERSION Poor Poor
DSI STBL STBL STBL STBL
ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 25 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 10 POOR
ADI LATE 14 GEN POOR 26 FAIR 7 POOR 13 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 4 9 8
MAX LVORI LATE 3 6 9 5
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
60s. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Rain showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely. Lows in the mid
40s. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds up to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
upper 50s. West winds up to 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds up
to 5 mph.
$$
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-180915-
Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-Larue-Butler-
Edmonson-Hart-Logan-Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-
Including the cities of Lewisport, Hawesville, Hardinsburg,
Brandenburg, Hartford, Leitchfield, Elizabethtown, Hodgenville,
Morgantown, Brownsville, Horse Cave, Russellville, Bowling Green,
Franklin, Providence, Scottsville, and Glasgow
326 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025 /226 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025/
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
CLOUD COVER Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE Showers Tstms Tstms Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 80 80 30
TEMP (24H TREND) 41 (+12) 70 (+11) 52 69
RH % (24H TREND) 69 (-12) 46 (+23) 100 67
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 6 Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) Lgt/Var SW 7 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.42 0.27 0.01
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2178 2442
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 21 NW 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 52248 21249
DISPERSION Good Poor
DSI STBL STBL STBL STBL
ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 31 FAIR 9 POOR 12 POOR
ADI LATE 14 GEN POOR 35 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 17 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 9 9
MAX LVORI LATE 2 4 9 4
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Rain showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper
60s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 60. Northwest
winds up to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 60.
West winds up to 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. South winds up to
5 mph.
$$
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-180915-
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
326 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
CLOUD COVER Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE Showers Tstms Tstms Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 90 80 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 38 (+10) 59 (+3) 47 62
RH % (24H TREND) 76 (+1) 54 (+28) 100 78
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 5 Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) Lgt/Var S 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.78 0.29 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1727 2019
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 16 NE 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 31331 11016
DISPERSION Marginal Poor
DSI STBL STBL STBL STBL
ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 22 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 11 POOR
ADI LATE 8 POOR 23 FAIR 8 POOR 10 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 9 8
MAX LVORI LATE 3 6 9 6
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Light
winds.
.FRIDAY...Rain showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds up to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
upper 50s. West winds up to 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows around 40. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds up to
5 mph.
$$
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-180915-
Franklin-Scott KY-Harrison KY-Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-
Nicholas-Washington KY-Mercer-Jessamine-Clark KY-
Including the cities of Frankfort, Georgetown, Cynthiana,
Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Paris, Carlisle,
Springfield, Harrodsburg, Nicholasville, and Winchester
326 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
CLOUD COVER Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE Showers Tstms Tstms Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 90 90 40
TEMP (24H TREND) 36 (+8) 59 (+5) 47 63
RH % (24H TREND) 65 (-6) 51 (+23) 100 77
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) Lgt/Var S 6 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.86 0.37 0.01
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1334 1545
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 15 NE 7
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 20560 11672
DISPERSION Poor Poor
DSI STBL STBL STBL STBL
ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 15 GEN POOR 8 POOR 12 POOR
ADI LATE 8 POOR 16 GEN POOR 6 VERY POOR 12 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 9 9
MAX LVORI LATE 3 5 9 5
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Light
winds.
.FRIDAY...Rain showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
60s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain showers likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in
the upper 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
upper 50s. West winds up to 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds up
to 5 mph.
$$
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-180915-
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
326 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025 /226 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025/
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
CLOUD COVER Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE None Tstms Tstms Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 80 90 60
TEMP (24H TREND) 37 (+8) 67 (+10) 52 69
RH % (24H TREND) 63 (-11) 44 (+20) 100 69
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 5 Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) Lgt/Var S 6 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.34 0.40 0.02
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2532 2303
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 20 NW 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 53196 23030
DISPERSION Good Poor
DSI STBL STBL STBL STBL
ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 26 FAIR 11 POOR 12 POOR
ADI LATE 10 POOR 34 FAIR 7 POOR 15 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 2 7 9
MAX LVORI LATE 3 3 9 4
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Light
winds.
.FRIDAY...Rain showers likely. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 60.
West winds up to 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds up
to 5 mph.
$$