Carter, KY Fire Weather Outlook

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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 237 PM EDT Sat Apr 4 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Another very warm day is expected. A cold front will approach from 
 the west tonight, bringing a line of showers and thunderstorms along 
 with it. Some of those storms could be severe, particularly west of 
 the Ohio River. The main risk of any severe storm would be damaging 
 wind gusts, and an isolated tornado also cannot be ruled out. The 
 main timing of any severe storms would be late in the afternoon and 
 into the evening. Thunderstorm intensity will diminish after sunset.
 
 Clouds and showers will linger Sunday in the mountains. The rest of 
 the week looks cooler and drier.
 
 
 Carter-
 Including the cities of Grayson, Grayson Lake State Park, 
 Carter Caves State Park, and Olive Hill
 237 PM EDT Sat Apr 4 2026
 
                       Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          
 
 Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
 Precip type           Tstms        Showers      None         None         
 Chance precip (%)     100          40           0            0            
 Chance of Thunder (%) 50           0            0            0            
 Min/Max TEMP          45           59           36           63           
 Max/Min RH %          91           41           86           31           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                W  7                      Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   SW  8 G23    W  8         NW  5        W  7         
 Precip amount         0.35         0.02         0.00         0.00         
 Precip duration       8            0                                      
 Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing                             
 Precip end            Continuing   9 AM                                   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             5330                      8180         
 Transport wnd (mph)                W 18                      W 22         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)                  85230                     149740       
 Dispersion            FAIR                      POOR                      
 ADI early             29 FAIR      45 GEN GOOD  23 FAIR      61 GOOD      
 ADI late              22 FAIR      76 GOOD      2 VERY POOR  132 VERY GOOD
 Max LVORI early       4            4            3            5            
 Max LVORI late        4            1            4            1            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
 upper 40s. West winds around 5 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs
 in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
 lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper
 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

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