Athens, OH Fire Weather Outlook

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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 252 AM EDT Wed May 6 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 A cold front, along with several waves of low pressure riding along 
 it, will provide welcome and much needed rain showers to the region 
 today and into tonight. Cooler air arrives behind the front 
 Thursday, with frost possible Thursday night into Friday morning, 
 mainly in the mountains and in sheltered valleys.
 
 Drier conditions briefly take hold for much of Friday, but 
 additional disturbances are expected over the weekend amid a warming 
 trend.
 
 
 Athens-
 Including the city of Athens
 252 AM EDT Wed May 6 2026
 
                       Today        Tonight      Thu          
 
 Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mclear       
 Precip type           Showers      None         None         
 Chance precip (%)     80           0            0            
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
 Max/Min TEMP          62           42           63           
 Min/Max RH %          50           84           38           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  5                     Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  5        Lgt/Var      NW  5        
 Precip amount         0.11         0.00         0.00         
 Precip duration       2                                      
 Precip begin          6 AM                                   
 Precip end            11 AM                                  
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4400                      7310         
 Transport wnd (mph)   NW  9                     W 12         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     39560                     73830        
 Dispersion                         VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             24 FAIR      5 VERY POOR  53 GEN GOOD  
 ADI late              35 FAIR      1 VERY POOR  93 GOOD      
 Max LVORI early       9            4            5            
 Max LVORI late        3            6            1            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid
 60s. Light winds. 
 .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
 thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
 Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Cooler. Lows in the
 upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid
 60s. West winds 15 to 20 mph.

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