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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.