FNUS53 KLMK 180927 FWFLMK Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central Kentucky and Southern Indiana National Weather Service Louisville KY 527 AM EDT Mon May 18 2026 .DISCUSSION...Sunshine and gusty southerly winds will once again push highs into the mid 80s to low 90s. A chance of rain returns this afternoon, mainly across southern Indiana. Widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected ahead of a cold front on Tuesday and Wednesday. INZ076-083-084-089-182015- Orange-Dubois-Crawford-Perry- Including the cities of Paoli, Jasper, English, and Tell City 527 AM EDT Mon May 18 2026 /427 AM CDT Mon May 18 2026/ Today Tonight Tue CLOUD COVER Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy PRECIP TYPE Tstms Showers Tstms CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 40 90 TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (0) 70 (+5) 88 RH % (24H TREND) 48 (+5) 85 (-1) 53 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 9 G21 S 9 G20 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 11 G21 S 6 SW 11 G20 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.24 0.08 0.18 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5218 4624 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 23 SW 24 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 104360 102948 DISPERSION Excellent Excellent DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL ADI EARLY 81 GOOD 14 GEN POOR 86 GOOD ADI LATE 91 GOOD 12 POOR 90 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4 MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 1 REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS. LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX. .WEDNESDAY...Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds up to 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds up to 5 mph. $$ KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-182015- Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-Larue-Butler- Edmonson-Hart-Logan-Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren- Including the cities of Lewisport, Hawesville, Hardinsburg, Brandenburg, Hartford, Leitchfield, Elizabethtown, Hodgenville, Morgantown, Brownsville, Horse Cave, Russellville, Bowling Green, Franklin, Providence, Scottsville, and Glasgow 527 AM EDT Mon May 18 2026 /427 AM CDT Mon May 18 2026/ Today Tonight Tue CLOUD COVER Mclear Pcldy Pcldy PRECIP TYPE None None Tstms CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 60 TEMP (24H TREND) 89 (-1) 70 (+3) 89 RH % (24H TREND) 38 (-2) 84 (+3) 47 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 9 G20 S 9 G19 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 12 G19 S 5 G17 SW 10 G18 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.08 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6767 5450 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 23 SW 22 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 142107 99769 DISPERSION Excellent Excellent DSI MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL ADI EARLY 89 GOOD 19 GEN POOR 73 GOOD ADI LATE 100 GOOD 12 POOR 80 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 4 MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 1 REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS. LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX. .WEDNESDAY...Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds up to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 80. Southwest winds up to 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds up to 5 mph. $$ INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-182015- 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 527 AM EDT Mon May 18 2026 Today Tonight Tue CLOUD COVER Mclear Pcldy Pcldy PRECIP TYPE None Showers Tstms CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 70 TEMP (24H TREND) 89 (0) 69 (+2) 89 RH % (24H TREND) 38 (-6) 85 (+2) 49 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 8 G19 SW 10 G20 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 11 G20 SW 5 SW 11 G19 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.05 0.11 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6888 4947 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 23 SW 24 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 151536 109549 DISPERSION Excellent Excellent DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL ADI EARLY 92 GOOD 19 GEN POOR 82 GOOD ADI LATE 103 VERY GOOD12 POOR 88 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 4 MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 1 REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS. LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX. .WEDNESDAY...Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds up to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 80. Southwest winds up to 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds up to 5 mph. $$ KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-182015- Franklin-Scott KY-Harrison KY-Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon- Nicholas-Washington KY-Mercer-Jessamine-Clark KY- Including the cities of Frankfort, Georgetown, Cynthiana, Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Paris, Carlisle, Springfield, Harrodsburg, Nicholasville, and Winchester 527 AM EDT Mon May 18 2026 Today Tonight Tue CLOUD COVER Mclear Pcldy Pcldy PRECIP TYPE None None None CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 91 (+3) 67 (0) 89 RH % (24H TREND) 37 (-5) 86 (+2) 47 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 9 G19 SW 10 G20 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 12 G19 S 5 SW 11 G19 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7314 5236 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 24 SW 23 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 160908 108284 DISPERSION Excellent Excellent DSI MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL ADI EARLY 107 VERY GOOD21 FAIR 82 GOOD ADI LATE 114 VERY GOOD13 GEN POOR 93 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 4 MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 1 REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS. LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX. .WEDNESDAY...Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds up to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80. Southwest winds up to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds up to 5 mph. $$ KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-182015- 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 527 AM EDT Mon May 18 2026 /427 AM CDT Mon May 18 2026/ Today Tonight Tue CLOUD COVER Mclear Pcldy Pcldy PRECIP TYPE None None None CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 90 (+1) 68 (+1) 88 RH % (24H TREND) 37 (-3) 82 (0) 46 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 8 G19 S 8 G18 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 11 G19 Lgt/Var SW 9 G17 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7407 5261 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 23 SW 18 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 149205 87264 DISPERSION Excellent Good DSI MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL ADI EARLY 96 GOOD 13 GEN POOR 75 GOOD ADI LATE 106 VERY GOOD8 POOR 80 GOOD MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 4 MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 1 REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS. LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX. .WEDNESDAY...Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds up to 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 80. Southwest winds up to 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds up to 5 mph. $$