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Fire Weather Planning Forecast
National Weather Service Charleston WV
537 AM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A cold front brings potential for storms this afternoon and evening,
with a conditional wetting rain into tonight. Temperatures remain
unusually warm today, then the front ushers in much colder air with
potential for critically low minimum afternoon relative humidity
percentages in the 20s Monday and Tuesday of next week.
Roane-
Including the city of Spencer
537 AM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance precip (%) 60 90 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 50 0
Max/Min TEMP 86 40 59
Min/Max RH % 37 100 28
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 5 G21 NW 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 9 G23 W 6 G20 W 8 G20
Precip amount 0.10 0.52 0.01
Precip duration 1 9 1
Precip begin 2 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 2 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8010 9700
Transport wnd (mph) SW 24 W 24
Vent rate (kt-ft) 178820 213200
Dispersion POOR
ADI early 79 GOOD 18 GEN POOR 107 VERY GOOD
ADI late 116 VERY GOOD20 GEN POOR 180 VERY GOOD
Max LVORI early 3 5 5
Max LVORI late 1 9 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. Lows in the
mid 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in
the upper 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.