Buchanan, VA Fire Weather Outlook



 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 734 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Overall, dry for the remainder of the day, although clouds will be 
 on the increase late tonight out ahead of the next system, which 
 will spread showers and thunderstorms back into the area for Friday. 
 Behind the departing system, cooler and drier weather is expected 
 for the weekend. Next week could hold a couple mornings of frost 
 with cold overnight lows expected.
 
 
 Buchanan-
 Including the cities of Grundy and Vansant
 734 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
 
                       Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          
 
 Cloud cover           Mclear       Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
 Precip type           None         Tstms        Tstms        None         
 Chance precip (%)     0            90           60           0            
 Min/Max TEMP          56           72           44           65           
 Max/Min RH %          93           58           94           33           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   NW  5        
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  6         NW  6        NW  7        
 Precip amount         0.00         0.34         0.06         0.00         
 Precip duration                    10           2                         
 Precip begin                       6 AM         Continuing                
 Precip end                         Continuing   1 AM                      
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             3580                      6530         
 Transport wnd (mph)                W  9                      W 13         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)                  27760                     80690        
 Dispersion            POOR                      POOR                      
 LAL                   2            3            2            1            
 Haines Index          6            3            3            4            
 ADI early             3 VERY POOR  18 GEN POOR  10 POOR      31 FAIR      
 ADI late              3 VERY POOR  30 FAIR      9 POOR       85 GOOD      
 Max LVORI early       2            5            6            4            
 Max LVORI late        3            4            6            1            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid
 50s. West winds around 10 mph. 
 .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower
 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. Lows around
 40. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
 upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid
 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.