FNUS53 KJKL 191032 FWFJKL Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Eastern Kentucky National Weather Service Jackson KY 632 AM EDT Tue May 19 2026 .DISCUSSION...Much above normal temperatures are expected today, with highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s each day. Dry conditions are expected to last through much of today, but unsettled weather arrives from the west late in the day or overnight tonight, with several rounds of showers and thunderstorms potentially lasting all the way into next weekend. This could result in bringing widespread beneficial rainfall to the region. KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-192015- 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 632 AM EDT Tue May 19 2026 Today Tonight Wed Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Chance precip (%) 20 40 90 Precip type tstms tstms tstms Temp (24H TREND) 87-90 (0) 60-71 (+5) 79-82 Rh % (24H TREND) 28-53 (+12) 66-100 (+16) 52-77 20ftwnd-AM(mph) SW 3-7 G20 Lgt/Var 20ftwnd-PM(mph) SW 3-7 G20 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Precip duration 1 1 6 Precip begin Continuing Precip end Continuing Precip amount 0.01 0.02 0.39 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5800 3500 Transport wnd (mph) SW 20 W 10 Vent rate (kt-ft) 98600 31500 ADI Early 128 5 42 ADI Late 112 8 36 Max LVORI Early 4 3 5 Max LVORI Late 2 5 4 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. $$ KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-192015- Rockcastle-Jackson-Laurel-McCreary-Whitley-Knox-Bell-Harlan- Owsley-Clay- Including the cities of Brodhead, Mount Vernon, McKee, Annville, London, Stearns, Whitley City, Corbin, Williamsburg, Barbourville, Middlesboro, Pineville, Cumberland, Harlan, Booneville, and Manchester 632 AM EDT Tue May 19 2026 Today Tonight Wed Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Chance precip (%) 0 30 90 Precip type None tstms tstms Temp (24H TREND) 86-89 (+1) 58-71 (+6) 80-83 Rh % (24H TREND) 32-46 (+4) 70-100 (+13) 50-70 20ftwnd-AM(mph) SW 2-6 G18 Lgt/Var 20ftwnd-PM(mph) SW 2-6 G18 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Precip duration 1 5 Precip begin Continuing Precip end Continuing Precip amount 0.00 0.05 0.34 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6000 3200 Transport wnd (mph) SW 16 W 9 Vent rate (kt-ft) 84000 25600 ADI Early 103 4 33 ADI Late 103 6 34 Max LVORI Early 3 3 4 Max LVORI Late 2 5 3 Remarks...Ranges of MIN T over 8 degrees & ranges of MAX RH over 10% indicate the likelihood of thermal belts. ADI IS Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index. $$ KYZ079-083-192015- Pulaski-Wayne- Including the cities of Burnside, Somerset, and Monticello 632 AM EDT Tue May 19 2026 Today Tonight Wed Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Chance precip (%) 20 40 100 Precip type tstms tstms tstms Temp (24H TREND) 88-89 (-1) 64-70 (+2) 81-82 Rh % (24H TREND) 37-46 (+1) 73-93 (+7) 58-70 20ftwnd-AM(mph) SW 4-8 G19 Lgt/Var 20ftwnd-PM(mph) SW 5-9 G19 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Precip duration 1 1 5 Precip begin Continuing Precip end Continuing Precip amount 0.03 0.07 0.39 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5500 2700 Transport wnd (mph) SW 16 W 8 Vent rate (kt-ft) 77000 18900 ADI Early 105 5 28 ADI Late 93 7 26 Max LVORI Early 3 3 4 Max LVORI Late 2 5 3 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. $$ KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-192015- Floyd-Breathitt-Knott-Perry-Leslie-Letcher-Pike- Including the cities of Prestonsburg, Wheelwright, Jackson, Hindman, Pippa Passes, Hazard, Hyden, Jenkins, Whitesburg, Coal Run, Elkhorn City, Pikeville, and South Williamson 632 AM EDT Tue May 19 2026 Today Tonight Wed Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Chance precip (%) 0 20 90 Precip type None tstms tstms Temp (24H TREND) 88-91 (+1) 57-70 (+6) 82-85 Rh % (24H TREND) 28-40 (+1) 68-100 (+13) 51-67 20ftwnd-AM(mph) SW 2-6 G15 Lgt/Var 20ftwnd-PM(mph) SW 2-6 G15 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Precip duration 1 5 Precip begin Continuing Precip end Continuing Precip amount 0.00 0.02 0.26 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6800 4000 Transport wnd (mph) SW 14 W 10 Vent rate (kt-ft) 81600 36000 ADI Early 108 4 51 ADI Late 115 8 47 Max LVORI Early 4 3 4 Max LVORI Late 2 5 4 Remarks...Ranges of MIN T over 8 degrees & ranges of MAX RH over 10% indicate the likelihood of thermal belts. ADI IS Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the upper 50s. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds less than 10 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows around 60. Light winds. .FRIDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 80. East winds less than 10 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds less than 10 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds less than 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds less than 10 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds less than 10 mph, becoming southeast early in the morning. .MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds less than 10 mph. $$ CMC