Carter, KY Fire Weather Outlook

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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 248 AM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Scattered showers and thunderstorms continue to dissipate with 
 sunset this evening. valley fog is expected to form late tonight 
 into Saturday morning across the region. Dry and warm weather 
 Saturday will give way to the return of unsettled weather late 
 Saturday night and into early next week as the front lifts back 
 north across the area and lingers nearby, bringing a return of daily 
 chances for showers and storms.
 
 
 Carter-
 Including the cities of Grayson, Grayson Lake State Park, 
 Carter Caves State Park, and Olive Hill
 248 AM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026
 
                       Today        Tonight      Sun          
 
 Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
 Precip type           None         Tstms        None         
 Chance precip (%)     0            40           0            
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            40           0            
 Max/Min TEMP          89           66           89           
 Min/Max RH %          52           100          51           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
 Precip amount         0.00         0.13         0.00         
 Precip duration                    2                         
 Precip begin                       6 PM                      
 Precip end                         6 AM                      
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4360                      5970         
 Transport wnd (mph)   S  7                      SW 12        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     25700                     52550        
 Dispersion                         VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             6 VERY POOR  3 VERY POOR  12 POOR      
 ADI late              36 FAIR      2 VERY POOR  76 GOOD      
 Max LVORI early       10           8            9            
 Max LVORI late        3            10           3            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
 thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. Light
 winds. 
 .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
 thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
 East winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the upper
 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the mid
 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. East winds 15 to 20 mph. 
 .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
 upper 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

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