Carter, KY Fire Weather Outlook

 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 237 PM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 A warming trend can be expected through the weekend. A weak 
 disturbance could bring isolated showers to northern portions of the 
 area today, but there is a better chance for showers, and even a few 
 thunderstorms, with stronger surges of warm air ahead of cold fronts 
 Friday and Sunday nights. Lowland high temperatures could reach 70 
 as early as Friday and again on Saturday, with warming temporarily 
 slowing during the first half of the weekend. The warming trend 
 resumes with a vengeance on Sunday, when lowland high temperatures 
 could reach the low 80s.
 
 These surges of warmer air could also lead to gusty winds 
 during the day on Friday and Sunday.
 
 Following the passage of the cold front Sunday night, a return to 
 near or slightly below normal temperatures is expected for the 
 beginning of the new work week amid mainly dry conditions, before 
 the next warming trend commences around midweek.
 
 
 Carter-
 Including the cities of Grayson, Grayson Lake State Park, 
 Carter Caves State Park, and Olive Hill
 237 PM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026
 
                       Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          
 
 Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
 Precip type           None         None         Tstms        None         
 Chance precip (%)     0            0            30           0            
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            30           0            
 Min/Max TEMP          38           71           48           72           
 Max/Min RH %          90           46           96           43           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                SW  5                     Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  7 G21    SW  5 G17    Lgt/Var      
 Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.00         
 Precip duration                                 1                         
 Precip begin                                    7 PM                      
 Precip end                                      2 AM                      
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             5010                      3990         
 Transport wnd (mph)                SW 31                     SW  3        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)                  126750                    14120        
 Dispersion            VERY POOR                 POOR                      
 ADI early             2 VERY POOR  43 GEN GOOD  29 FAIR      4 VERY POOR  
 ADI late              2 VERY POOR  117 VERY GOOD5 VERY POOR  15 GEN POOR  
 Max LVORI early       4            5            3            8            
 Max LVORI late        6            1            7            3            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
 upper 70s. Light winds. 
 .MONDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Much cooler.
 Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 25 to
 30 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 30. Highs in the mid 50s.
 Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
 upper 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs
 in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.