Carter, KY Fire Weather Outlook

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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 1248 PM EDT Tue Oct 13 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 High pressure will provide a stretch of dry and unseasonably warm 
 weather through Wednesday morning. A slow moving weather system will 
 then bring periods of showers and thunderstorms late Wednesday 
 through Friday, with much cooler and dry weather arriving in time 
 for the weekend.
 
 
 Carter-
 Including the cities of Grayson, Grayson Lake State Park, 
 Carter Caves State Park, and Olive Hill
 1248 PM EDT Tue Oct 13 2026
 
                       Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          
 
 Cloud cover           Clear        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
 Precip type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
 Chance precip (%)     0            40           90           60           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            40           50           0            
 Min/Max TEMP          63           85           65           79           
 Max/Min RH %          90           60           100          79           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
 Precip amount         0.00         0.03         0.59         0.06         
 Precip duration                    0            10           7            
 Precip begin                       4 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
 Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             4480                      2830         
 Transport wnd (mph)                W  9                      SW  6        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)                  40290                     16360        
 Dispersion            POOR                      VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             5 VERY POOR  13 GEN POOR  5 VERY POOR  4 VERY POOR  
 ADI late              2 VERY POOR  43 GEN GOOD  1 VERY POOR  14 GEN POOR  
 Max LVORI early       4            6            10           10           
 Max LVORI late        5            3            10           6            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
 60s. Highs around 70. Light winds. 
 .SATURDAY...Windy. Partly cloudy. Cooler. Lows in the upper 30s.
 Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph. 
 .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 60s.
 Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper
 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70.
 South winds around 5 mph.

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