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SPOT FORECAST FOR OSU LEARN AND BURN SPRING 2026...MEIGS COUNTY SOIL AND WATER DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
841 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 EDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
UNUSUAL HEAT FOR APRIL WILL STAY WITH US THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
IF A STORM HAPPENS TO IMPACT THE BURN SITE, A LOW END WETTING
RAIN IS POSSIBLE.
FRIDAY LOOKS TO BE DRY ACROSS THE SITE, INCLUDING AT IGNITION TIME.
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DIP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER
30S ACROSS THE SITE. LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY ACROSS THE
AREA.
A COLD FRONT BRINGS A BETTER LIKELIHOOD FOR STORMS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WITH A CONDITIONAL WETTING RAIN
INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. THE WEATHER TURNS MUCH COLDER BEHIND THE
FRONT, WITH POTENTIAL FOR CRITICALLY LOW MINIMUM AFTERNOON
RELATIVE HUMIDITY PERCENTAGES IN THE 20S MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF
NEXT WEEK.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................27 PERCENT DECREASING TO 3 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 17
MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY
IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........70 63 66 38 43 41
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE
TSTM COV........S CHC S CHC
CWR.............30 10 10 10 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 30 20 20 0 0
TEMP............78 72 67 64 62 60
RH..............50 63 76 82 85 92
20 FT WIND......W 8 W 6 W 5 W 3 W 2 W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.17 14 11 10 8 8
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (43400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................2 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 66 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........40 27 25 12 11 10 13 16 19 24 30 35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............59 58 60 62 67 72 75 78 79 81 82 82
RH..............92 94 90 83 72 60 52 45 41 34 31 31
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 8 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.8 1.5 2.3 3.3 4.2 4.8 5.3 5.8 6.1 5.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 2 2 3 6 7 8 9 9 9 8 7
LVORI...........7 7 7 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............2 2 2 7 17 29 43 56 60 66 60 48
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 0 2 6 12 20 29 37 42 43 41 34
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...6 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 1
TO 3 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (23000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (0 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................1 TO 2.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........28 13 22 29 35 42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 10 10
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............81 77 69 63 61 60
RH..............34 40 53 63 66 68
20 FT WIND......SW 2 SE 1 SE 1 SE 1 SE 2 S 2
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 5 6 6 8
MIX HGT (FT)....4100 300 100 400 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..W 5 SE 1 SE 1 SE 2 SE 2 S 3
LVORI...........2 2 2 3 4 3
ADI.............2 1 1 1 1 2
VRATE KT-FT/1K..23 0 0 1 1 1
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT INCREASING TO 34 PERCENT EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY
IN THE MORNING. GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH LATE IN THE
MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
LVORI...............3 EARLY IN THE MORNING.
ADI.................4 TO 6 EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........52 57 66 66 66 66 70 73 82 82 82 82
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
CWR.............10 10 30 M M M M M M M M M
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 50 50 50 50 50 50 70 70 70 70
TEMP............60 60 62 66 72 77 80 81 82 83 83 81
RH..............69 70 69 65 59 54 51 48 47 46 45 47
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S M M M M M M M M M
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 M M M M M M M M M
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 12 13 14 16 18 18 18 19 18 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.6 M M M M M M M M M
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S M M M M M M M M M
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 6 M M M M M M M M M
LVORI...........3 3 3 M M M M M M M M M
ADI.............4 4 6 M M M M M M M M M
FORECASTER...SL
REQUESTED BY...MIKE BROECKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/16/26
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