418 FNUS53 KJKL 281923 FWFJKL Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Eastern Kentucky National Weather Service Jackson KY 223 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 .DISCUSSION....Surface high pressure is dominate across the area; however, a dry cold front is working across the area this afternoon. This will promote a wind shift to the northwest but subtly as winds are generally light and variable. The front itself will be a focus of the development of isolated precipitation chances overnight tonight into Sunday morning. Behind the departing front, on Sunday, surface high pressure will return; however, cooler temperatures, higher minimum relative humidities and strong winds are expected. A passing front will bring wetting is forecast beginning Monday and persisting through much of next week. KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-010915- 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 223 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Chance precip (%) 0 0 20 50 Precip type None None snow snow/rain Temp (24H TREND) 37-49 (+12) 47-50 (-15) 28-35 45-48 Rh % (24H TREND) 74-89 (+10) 39-52 (+18) 60-75 51-65 20ftwnd-AM(mph) N 3-7 Lgt/Var 20ftwnd-PM(mph) Lgt/Var N 3-7 NE 2-6 Lgt/Var Precip duration 1 1 Precip begin Precip end Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.20 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 3000 1400 Transport wnd (mph) N 12 E 12 Vent rate (kt-ft) 30000 14000 ADI Early 4 25 9 19 ADI Late 10 37 19 19 Max LVORI Early 3 4 2 3 Max LVORI Late 4 2 3 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. $$ KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-010915- Rockcastle-Jackson-Laurel-McCreary-Whitley-Knox-Bell-Harlan- Owsley-Clay- Including the cities of Brodhead, Mount Vernon, McKee, Annville, London, Stearns, Whitley City, Corbin, Williamsburg, Barbourville, Middlesboro, Pineville, Cumberland, Harlan, Booneville, and Manchester 223 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Chance precip (%) 0 0 20 50 Precip type None None rain rain Temp (24H TREND) 44-50 (+15) 53-58 (-8) 31-40 50-55 Rh % (24H TREND) 74-93 (+8) 43-69 (+33) 69-92 55-80 20ftwnd-AM(mph) NW 2-6 Lgt/Var 20ftwnd-PM(mph) Lgt/Var N 3-7 NE 2-6 Lgt/Var Precip duration 1 1 Precip begin Precip end Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.13 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 2500 1400 Transport wnd (mph) N 12 E 9 Vent rate (kt-ft) 25000 11200 ADI Early 4 21 8 14 ADI Late 6 33 13 17 Max LVORI Early 3 5 3 4 Max LVORI Late 5 2 4 3 Remarks...Ranges of MIN T over 8 degrees & ranges of MAX RH over 10% indicate the likelihood of thermal belts. ADI IS Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index. $$ KYZ079-083-010915- Pulaski-Wayne- Including the cities of Burnside, Somerset, and Monticello 223 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Chance precip (%) 0 0 30 50 Precip type None None rain rain Temp (24H TREND) 47-50 (+17) 54-57 (-10) 35-40 53-56 Rh % (24H TREND) 74-93 (+4) 45-55 (+15) 76-85 62-71 20ftwnd-AM(mph) NW 3-7 E 2-6 G13 20ftwnd-PM(mph) Lgt/Var N 4-8 NE 3-7 SE 2-6 Precip duration 1 1 Precip begin Precip end Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.14 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 2100 1300 Transport wnd (mph) N 13 E 12 Vent rate (kt-ft) 23100 13000 ADI Early 4 22 10 18 ADI Late 6 32 19 17 Max LVORI Early 4 5 3 3 Max LVORI Late 5 2 3 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. $$ KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-010915- Floyd-Breathitt-Knott-Perry-Leslie-Letcher-Pike- Including the cities of Prestonsburg, Wheelwright, Jackson, Hindman, Pippa Passes, Hazard, Hyden, Jenkins, Whitesburg, Coal Run, Elkhorn City, Pikeville, and South Williamson 223 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Chance precip (%) 0 0 20 50 Precip type None None snow/rain rain Temp (24H TREND) 47-50 (+15) 50-53 (-13) 30-37 48-51 Rh % (24H TREND) 74-89 (+8) 37-63 (+31) 59-89 51-74 20ftwnd-AM(mph) NW 2-6 Lgt/Var 20ftwnd-PM(mph) Lgt/Var N 3-7 NE 2-6 Lgt/Var Precip duration 1 1 Precip begin Precip end Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.14 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 2400 1500 Transport wnd (mph) N 13 E 8 Vent rate (kt-ft) 26400 10500 ADI Early 4 18 8 14 ADI Late 7 28 13 16 Max LVORI Early 3 4 3 3 Max LVORI Late 4 2 3 3 Remarks...Ranges of MIN T over 8 degrees & ranges of MAX RH over 10% indicate the likelihood of thermal belts. ADI IS Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the mid 40s. East winds less than 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds less than 10 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds less than 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds less than 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds less than 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds less than 10 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds less than 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Rain likely. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds less than 10 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows around 60. South winds less than 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Rain likely. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds less than 10 mph. $$ JKL