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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 252 AM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Summer-like weather will continue through the week, with highs in 
 the 80s, which will keep the fire danger high because of minimum 
 afternoon relative humidity percentages in the 20s and 30s, and 
 breezy conditions. Mainly afternoon and evening showers and storms 
 are possible each day. Any thunderstorms that do form in interior 
 southeast Ohio this afternoon and evening can become strong to 
 marginally severe. Otherwise, showers and storms are most likely 
 with a system late Thursday through Thursday night, and then again 
 with a strong cold front late Saturday through Saturday night.
 
 That cold front will bring much cooler air, along with another 
 stretch of mainly dry weather, for the end of the weekend and the 
 start of the next work week. Minimum afternoon relative humidity 
 percentages are expected to be in the 20s for much of the area next 
 Monday and Tuesday.
 
 
 
 Carter-
 Including the cities of Grayson, Grayson Lake State Park, 
 Carter Caves State Park, and Olive Hill
 252 AM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026
 
                       Today        Tonight      Thu          
 
 Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
 Precip type           None         None         Tstms        
 Chance precip (%)     0            0            60           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            20           
 Max/Min TEMP          88           62           84           
 Min/Max RH %          33           62           39           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   SW  5                     SW  5        
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   SW  6        Lgt/Var      SW  8 G17    
 Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.05         
 Precip duration                                 4            
 Precip begin                                    8 AM         
 Precip end                                      Continuing   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6920                      6370         
 Transport wnd (mph)   SW 20                     SW 21        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     121010                    111460       
 Dispersion                         POOR                      
 ADI early             81 GOOD      9 POOR       76 GOOD      
 ADI late              136 VERY GOOD4 VERY POOR  85 GOOD      
 Max LVORI early       3            2            3            
 Max LVORI late        1            3            1            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
 thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
 Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
 .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Much cooler. Lows in the
 mid 40s. Highs around 60. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
 .MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the
 upper 50s. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in
 the lower 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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