FNUS53 KJKL 161035 FWFJKL Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Eastern Kentucky National Weather Service Jackson KY 635 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .DISCUSSION...A fairly strong cold front moves through from northwest to southeast today. This will bring another likelihood of showers for most of the area, along with falling afternoon temperatures after it passes. Drier and much colder air arriving behind the front will bring the high potential for the first frost of the season for many places Saturday night into Sunday morning. KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-162030- Fleming-Montgomery-Bath-Rowan-Estill-Powell-Menifee-Elliott-Morgan- Johnson-Wolfe-Magoffin-Lee-Martin- Including the cities of Flemingsburg, Camargo, Jeffersonville, Mount Sterling, Owingsville, Morehead, Irvine, Ravenna, Clay City, Stanton, Frenchburg, Sandy Hook, West Liberty, Paintsville, Campton, Salyersville, Beattyville, and Inez 635 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Today Tonight Sat Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Chance precip (%) 60 40 0 Precip type showers showers None Temp (24H TREND) 72 (-9) 39 (-26) 55 Rh % (24H TREND) 64 (-19) 100 (+2) 43 20ftwnd-AM(mph) W 6 G20 N 6 G19 20ftwnd-PM(mph) NW 7 G20 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Precip duration 2 1 Precip begin 8 AM Precip end Continuing Precip amount 0.05 0.01 0.00 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 3300 5200 Transport wnd (mph) NW 18 N 20 Vent rate (kt-ft) 52800 88400 ADI Early 38 15 95 ADI Late 39 39 98 Max LVORI Early 5 5 3 Max LVORI Late 3 5 3 Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index. $$ KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-162030- Rockcastle-Jackson-Laurel-McCreary-Whitley-Knox-Bell-Harlan-Owsley- Clay- Including the cities of Brodhead, Mount Vernon, McKee, Annville, London, Stearns, Whitley City, Corbin, Williamsburg, Barbourville, Middlesboro, Pineville, Cumberland, Harlan, Booneville, and Manchester 635 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Today Tonight Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Chance precip (%) 50 50 0 Precip type showers showers None Temp (24H TREND) 75 (-10) 41 (-22) 56 Rh % (24H TREND) 60 (+1) 100 (+5) 43 20ftwnd-AM(mph) W 6 G21 N 8 G23 20ftwnd-PM(mph) NW 8 G23 NW 6 G22 N 6 G19 Precip duration 1 1 Precip begin Precip end Precip amount 0.02 0.02 0.00 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 4900 5100 Transport wnd (mph) NW 16 N 21 Vent rate (kt-ft) 68600 91800 ADI Early 36 20 85 ADI Late 35 34 85 Max LVORI Early 5 5 3 Max LVORI Late 3 5 3 Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index. $$ KYZ079-083-162030- Pulaski-Wayne- Including the cities of Burnside, Somerset, and Monticello 635 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Today Tonight Sat Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Chance precip (%) 50 20 0 Precip type showers showers None Temp (24H TREND) 72 (-15) 41 (-23) 58 Rh % (24H TREND) 60 (+8) 100 (+10) 41 20ftwnd-AM(mph) W 9 G21 N 10 G23 20ftwnd-PM(mph) NW 9 G23 NW 7 G20 NE 8 G21 Precip duration 1 1 Precip begin Precip end Precip amount 0.03 0.00 0.00 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 2300 4500 Transport wnd (mph) NW 18 N 17 Vent rate (kt-ft) 36800 67500 ADI Early 31 22 68 ADI Late 37 41 75 Max LVORI Early 5 4 4 Max LVORI Late 3 5 2 Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index. $$ KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-162030- Floyd-Breathitt-Knott-Perry-Leslie-Letcher-Pike- Including the cities of Prestonsburg, Wheelwright, Jackson, Hindman, Pippa Passes, Hazard, Hyden, Jenkins, Whitesburg, Coal Run, Elkhorn City, Pikeville, and South Williamson 635 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Today Tonight Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Cloudy Pcldy Chance precip (%) 60 70 0 Precip type showers showers None Temp (24H TREND) 77 (-6) 42 (-22) 54 Rh % (24H TREND) 58 (-19) 100 (+1) 45 20ftwnd-AM(mph) SW 5 G20 N 7 G22 20ftwnd-PM(mph) NW 7 G21 NW 5 G20 N 5 G17 Precip duration 1 3 Precip begin 12 PM Continuing Precip end Continuing 8 AM Precip amount 0.04 0.03 0.00 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 4600 5100 Transport wnd (mph) W 15 N 21 Vent rate (kt-ft) 59800 91800 ADI Early 58 20 67 ADI Late 37 32 85 Max LVORI Early 4 4 3 Max LVORI Late 3 5 3 Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the mid 30s. Light winds. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds less than 10 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the mid 30s. Light winds. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Light winds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Northeast winds less than 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds less than 10 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds less than 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Northeast winds less than 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. East winds less than 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds less than 10 mph. $$ GREIF