Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Louisville, KY

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central Kentucky and Southern Indiana
National Weather Service Louisville KY
326 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

.DISCUSSION...A low pressure system will move through the
Tennessee Valley tonight, bringing snow showers. Snow
accumulations up to an inch will be possible over southern
Kentucky. Low clouds will stick around through Friday afternoon.
Over the weekend, we will remain mostly dry and see a slight warm
up in temperatures.


INZ076-083-084-089-050915-
Orange-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-
Including the cities of Paoli, Jasper, English, and Tell City
326 PM EST Thu Dec 4 2025 /226 PM CST Thu Dec 4 2025/

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      19 (-4)      37 (+5)      23           41
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (0)      67 (-9)      100          72
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             2157                      2139
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  7                     W  8
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  14980                     17320
DISPERSION                         Poor                      Poor
DSI                   STBL         STBL         STBL         STBL
ADI EARLY             4 VERY POOR  13 GEN POOR  6 VERY POOR  19 GEN POOR
ADI LATE              3 VERY POOR  17 GEN POOR  11 POOR      20 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY       9            9            9            7
MAX LVORI LATE        10           5            9            4

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 light freezing rain. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the
lower 40s. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 20. Highs in the lower 30s.
Northeast winds up to 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 20. Highs in the lower 40s.
Southwest winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers. Lows in
the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 40s. Southwest winds up to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers. Colder.
Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid 30s. West winds 5 to
10 mph.

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KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-050915-
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 Thu Dec 4 2025 /226 PM CST Thu Dec 4 2025/

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Flurries     None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      22 (-2)      41 (+6)      25           48
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (0)      67 (-14)     100          63
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             2325                      2668
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  6                     W  9
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  14098                     26680
DISPERSION                         Poor                      Poor
DSI                   STBL         STBL         STBL         STBL
ADI EARLY             4 VERY POOR  10 POOR      5 VERY POOR  20 GEN POOR
ADI LATE              3 VERY POOR  14 GEN POOR  11 POOR      26 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       9            9            9            7
MAX LVORI LATE        10           5            9            3

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 light freezing rain. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in
the mid 40s. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of rain showers and
snow showers. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid 30s.
Northeast winds up to 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the mid
40s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the lower 30s. Highs around 50. Southwest winds up to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Colder. Lows
in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-050915-
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 Thu Dec 4 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      19 (-4)      37 (+5)      23           41
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (0)      72 (-7)      100          74
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             2321                      2488
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  7                     W 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  17856                     28968
DISPERSION                         Poor                      Poor
DSI                   STBL         STBL         STBL         STBL
ADI EARLY             5 VERY POOR  12 POOR      5 VERY POOR  20 GEN POOR
ADI LATE              3 VERY POOR  15 GEN POOR  13 GEN POOR  21 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       7            9            9            6
MAX LVORI LATE        10           6            8            4

REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.

.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the mid 20s. Highs around 40. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 20. Highs in the lower 30s.
Northeast winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 19. Highs in the lower 40s.
Southwest winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers. Lows
around 30. Highs in the mid 40s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph
with gusts to around 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers. Colder.
Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid 30s. West winds 5 to
10 mph.

$$

KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-050915-
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 Thu Dec 4 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Flurries     None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      19 (-3)      38 (+6)      22           43
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (0)      73 (-8)      100          70
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  5
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             2322                      2673
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  6                      W 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  13932                     34749
DISPERSION                         Poor                      Marginal
DSI                   STBL         STBL         STBL         STBL
ADI EARLY             6 VERY POOR  10 POOR      5 VERY POOR  23 FAIR
ADI LATE              4 VERY POOR  14 GEN POOR  15 GEN POOR  25 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       6            9            8            5
MAX LVORI LATE        9            6            8            4

REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.

.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the lower 40s. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of snow showers and
rain showers. Colder. Lows around 20. Highs in the lower 30s.
Northeast winds up to 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 19. Highs in the lower 40s.
Southwest winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers. Lows
around 30. Highs in the mid 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely and chance of
snow showers. Colder. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid
30s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-050915-
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 Thu Dec 4 2025 /226 PM CST Thu Dec 4 2025/

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Snow Showers None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      25 (+1)      42 (+7)      26           47
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (0)      68 (-11)     100          61
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             2426                      3078
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  5                      W 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  13560                     34308
DISPERSION                         Poor                      Marginal
DSI                   STBL         STBL         STBL         STBL
ADI EARLY             5 VERY POOR  10 POOR      5 VERY POOR  22 FAIR
ADI LATE              3 VERY POOR  13 GEN POOR  11 POOR      32 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       6            9            9            6
MAX LVORI LATE        10           5            9            3

REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.

.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 40s. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain showers and
snow showers. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper 30s.
Northeast winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the mid
40s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the lower 30s. Highs around 50. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely. Colder. Lows
in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.

$$