Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Louisville, KY
Issued by NWS Louisville, KY
700
FNUS53 KLMK 280934
FWFLMK
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central Kentucky and Southern Indiana
National Weather Service Louisville KY
434 AM EST Fri Nov 28 2025
.DISCUSSION... Cool and dry weather will continue into today, High pressure
moves into the region today and tonight. Parameters will be relatively
supportive for smoke dispersion today, with weakening winds being the main
limiter on vent rate and ADI values. Saturday into Saturday night, another
system is expected to move across the region. Precipitation may begin as a
burst of snow or a rain/snow mix across southern IN and northern KY Saturday
afternoon into early evening before transitioning to rain by late Saturday
evening. Cooler temperatures and unsettled weather will continue over the
weekend and into next week.
INZ076-083-084-089-282115-
Orange-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-
Including the cities of Paoli, Jasper, English, and Tell City
434 AM EST Fri Nov 28 2025 /334 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025/
Today Tonight Sat
CLOUD COVER Clear Pcldy Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE None None Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 80
TEMP (24H TREND) 36 (+1) 20 (-1) 41
RH % (24H TREND) 40 (-9) 84 (-3) 49
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SE 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.20
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4165 1748
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 12 S 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 44905 38839
DISPERSION Fair Fair
DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL STBL
ADI EARLY 42 GEN GOOD 3 VERY POOR 22 FAIR
ADI LATE 44 GEN GOOD 7 POOR 34 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 4 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.SUNDAY...Rain showers and snow showers. Lows in the upper 20s.
Highs in the mid 30s. Southeast winds around 10 mph with gusts to
around 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the mid
30s. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid 30s. Northwest
winds up to 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 19. Highs in the upper
30s. South winds up to 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the
upper 30s. Northwest winds up to 5 mph.
$$
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-282115-
Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-Larue-Butler-
Edmonson-Hart-Logan-Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-
Including the cities of Lewisport, Hawesville, Hardinsburg,
Brandenburg, Hartford, Leitchfield, Elizabethtown, Hodgenville,
Morgantown, Brownsville, Horse Cave, Russellville, Bowling Green,
Franklin, Providence, Scottsville, and Glasgow
434 AM EST Fri Nov 28 2025 /334 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025/
Today Tonight Sat
CLOUD COVER Clear Pcldy Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE None None Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 60
TEMP (24H TREND) 40 (0) 21 (-1) 46
RH % (24H TREND) 37 (-10) 80 (-10) 39
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SE 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.05
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4394 2544
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 10 S 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 45551 39695
DISPERSION Fair Fair
DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL STBL
ADI EARLY 38 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 21 FAIR
ADI LATE 37 FAIR 8 POOR 23 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 4 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.SUNDAY...Rain showers and chance of snow showers. Lows in the
lower 30s. Highs around 40. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the
upper 30s. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers
and snow showers. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds up to 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the
lower 40s. South winds up to 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
lower 40s. West winds up to 5 mph.
$$
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-282115-
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
434 AM EST Fri Nov 28 2025
Today Tonight Sat
CLOUD COVER Clear Mclear Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE None None Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 60
TEMP (24H TREND) 36 (+1) 19 (-3) 41
RH % (24H TREND) 40 (-11) 85 (0) 45
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 5 Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SE 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.08
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4887 2021
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 14 SE 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 65224 25763
DISPERSION Good Poor
DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL STBL
ADI EARLY 52 GEN GOOD 3 VERY POOR 21 FAIR
ADI LATE 51 GEN GOOD 7 POOR 21 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 5 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.SUNDAY...Rain showers and chance of snow showers. Lows in the
lower 30s. Highs in the upper 30s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the mid
30s. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers
and rain showers. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid 30s.
North winds up to 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 20. Highs in the upper
30s. Southwest winds up to 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the
upper 30s. West winds up to 5 mph.
$$
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-282115-
Franklin-Scott KY-Harrison KY-Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-
Nicholas-Washington KY-Mercer-Jessamine-Clark KY-
Including the cities of Frankfort, Georgetown, Cynthiana,
Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Paris, Carlisle,
Springfield, Harrodsburg, Nicholasville, and Winchester
434 AM EST Fri Nov 28 2025
Today Tonight Sat
CLOUD COVER Clear Mclear Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE None None Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 36 (-1) 18 (-4) 43
RH % (24H TREND) 39 (-12) 83 (-1) 37
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 6 Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 5 Lgt/Var SE 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5132 2359
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 15 SE 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 75490 20720
DISPERSION Good Poor
DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL STBL
ADI EARLY 62 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 20 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 62 GOOD 8 POOR 20 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 4 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with rain showers and slight chance of snow
showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 40s. South
winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the
upper 30s. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers
and rain showers. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid 30s.
North winds up to 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 20. Highs in the upper
30s. Southwest winds up to 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the
upper 30s. West winds up to 5 mph.
$$
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-282115-
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
434 AM EST Fri Nov 28 2025 /334 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025/
Today Tonight Sat
CLOUD COVER Clear Mclear Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE None None Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 39 (-2) 20 (-2) 48
RH % (24H TREND) 36 (-10) 81 (-8) 33
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SE 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5032 2859
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 13 S 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 64042 36829
DISPERSION Good Marginal
DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL STBL
ADI EARLY 45 GEN GOOD 3 VERY POOR 25 FAIR
ADI LATE 46 GEN GOOD 9 POOR 28 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 4 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with rain showers. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in
the mid 40s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs around 40.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers. Lows in the
upper 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. North winds up to 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the
lower 40s. South winds up to 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
lower 40s. West winds up to 5 mph.
$$