FNUS53 KJKL 161926 FWFJKL Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Eastern Kentucky National Weather Service Jackson KY 326 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .DISCUSSION...A passing disturbance will bring continued chances for showers through tonight, before chances end on Saturday morning near the Virgina border. Drier air will be ushered into the region on Saturday as high pressure builds into the OH Valley region. High pressure will remain in place through the weekend, and result in a high potential for the first frost of the season for many places Saturday night into Sunday morning. Several valley locations could experience a frost on Sunday night as well. Mainly rain free weather is expected from the end of the weekend and well into next week. KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-170830- 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 326 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Clear Clear Chance precip (%) 60 0 0 0 Precip type showers None None None Temp (24H TREND) 38-45 (-20) 52-53 (-19) 31-36 58-61 Rh % (24H TREND) 96-100 (+2) 43-59 (-10) 85-100 26-35 20ftwnd-AM(mph) N 4-8 G18 Lgt/Var 20ftwnd-PM(mph) NW 3-7 G18 N 2-6 G15 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Precip duration 1 Precip begin 8 PM Precip end 7 AM Precip amount 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 4900 3100 Transport wnd (mph) N 17 E 12 Vent rate (kt-ft) 73500 31000 ADI Early 15 52 3 40 ADI Late 32 90 4 43 Max LVORI Early 7 4 6 7 Max LVORI Late 7 3 8 2 Remarks...Ranges of MIN T over 8 degrees & ranges of MAX RH over 10% indicate the likelihood of thermal belts. ADI IS Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index. $$ KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-170830- Rockcastle-Jackson-Laurel-McCreary-Whitley-Knox-Bell-Harlan- Owsley-Clay- Including the cities of Brodhead, Mount Vernon, McKee, Annville, London, Stearns, Whitley City, Corbin, Williamsburg, Barbourville, Middlesboro, Pineville, Cumberland, Harlan, Booneville, and Manchester 326 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Clear Clear Chance precip (%) 60 0 0 0 Precip type showers None None None Temp (24H TREND) 37-46 (-17) 51-56 (-18) 27-37 60-63 Rh % (24H TREND) 96-100 (+5) 43-71 (+6) 76-100 25-37 20ftwnd-AM(mph) N 7-11 G23 Lgt/Var 20ftwnd-PM(mph) NW 5-9 G23 N 4-8 G18 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Precip duration 3 Precip begin 8 PM Precip end 8 AM Precip amount 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 4500 3100 Transport wnd (mph) N 17 NE 10 Vent rate (kt-ft) 67500 27900 ADI Early 20 49 3 38 ADI Late 30 75 5 42 Max LVORI Early 7 4 6 6 Max LVORI Late 7 3 7 2 Remarks...Ranges of MIN T over 8 degrees & ranges of MAX RH over 10% indicate the likelihood of thermal belts. ADI IS Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index. $$ KYZ079-083-170830- Pulaski-Wayne- Including the cities of Burnside, Somerset, and Monticello 326 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Clear Clear Chance precip (%) 40 0 0 0 Precip type showers None None None Temp (24H TREND) 40-44 (-20) 55-56 (-17) 33-37 63-64 Rh % (24H TREND) 96-100 (+10) 41-53 (-15) 82-100 25-30 20ftwnd-AM(mph) N 9-13 G22 E 2-6 G13 20ftwnd-PM(mph) NW 6-10 G22 NE 6-10 G19 Lgt/Var E 3-7 G13 Precip duration 1 Precip begin Precip end Precip amount 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 4500 3200 Transport wnd (mph) N 17 E 10 Vent rate (kt-ft) 67500 28800 ADI Early 23 53 3 42 ADI Late 26 67 5 46 Max LVORI Early 6 4 5 6 Max LVORI Late 6 2 7 2 Remarks...Ranges of MIN T over 8 degrees & ranges of MAX RH over 10% indicate the likelihood of thermal belts. ADI IS Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index. $$ KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-170830- Floyd-Breathitt-Knott-Perry-Leslie-Letcher-Pike- Including the cities of Prestonsburg, Wheelwright, Jackson, Hindman, Pippa Passes, Hazard, Hyden, Jenkins, Whitesburg, Coal Run, Elkhorn City, Pikeville, and South Williamson 326 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Clear Clear Chance precip (%) 90 0 0 0 Precip type showers None None None Temp (24H TREND) 39-46 (-18) 51-54 (-22) 29-37 58-61 Rh % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 44-69 (+5) 82-100 26-38 20ftwnd-AM(mph) N 5-9 G22 Lgt/Var 20ftwnd-PM(mph) NW 5-9 G20 N 4-8 G17 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Precip duration 4 Precip begin 8 PM Precip end Continuing Precip amount 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.00 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 4700 3100 Transport wnd (mph) N 17 NE 10 Vent rate (kt-ft) 70500 27900 ADI Early 15 53 4 37 ADI Late 30 84 4 41 Max LVORI Early 8 4 6 7 Max LVORI Late 8 3 8 2 Remarks...Ranges of MIN T over 8 degrees & ranges of MAX RH over 10% indicate the likelihood of thermal belts. ADI IS Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly 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 in the upper 30s. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 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 in the upper 60s. Northeast winds less than 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds less than 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds less than 10 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds less than 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds less than 10 mph. $$ JP