Carter, KY Fire Weather Outlook

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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 248 AM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 High pressure will keep the region dry and warm through Wednesday, 
 though overnight river valley fog will cause localized visibility 
 reductions each morning.
 
 Shower and thunderstorm chances return with a cold front Wednesday 
 night into early Friday morning. Training thunderstorms could result 
 in localized heavy rain, bringing at least a low-end risk of flash 
 flooding for some locations, primarily on Thursday, with some storms 
 Thursday afternoon potentially being strong to severe. 
 
 The upcoming weekend looks to feature seasonably warm temperatures 
 and at least some potential for showers and storms.
 
 
 Carter-
 Including the cities of Grayson, Grayson Lake State Park, 
 Carter Caves State Park, and Olive Hill
 248 AM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026
 
                       Today        Tonight      Wed          
 
 Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
 Precip type           None         None         None         
 Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
 Max/Min TEMP          89           67           90           
 Min/Max RH %          44           86           42           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  6        
 Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
 Precip duration                                              
 Precip begin                                                 
 Precip end                                                   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6580                      8070         
 Transport wnd (mph)   SW  5                     SW 16        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     27240                     97900        
 Dispersion                         VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             19 GEN POOR  1 VERY POOR  64 GOOD      
 ADI late              31 FAIR      2 VERY POOR  119 VERY GOOD
 Max LVORI early       6            5            5            
 Max LVORI late        2            6            1            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .THURSDAY...Showers. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower
 80s. South winds around 5 mph. 
 .FRIDAY...Showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 80.
 Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
 Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to
 10 mph. 
 .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower
 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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