312 FXUS61 KRLX 102302 AFDRLXAREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Charleston WV 702 PM EDT Wed Sep 10 2025
.SYNOPSIS... High pressure maintains control over the area through much of the week, yielding a stretch of dry weather amid a subtle warming trend.
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.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/... As of 1210 PM Wednesday...
Overall mainly dry conditions continue in the near term period with high pressure in control. Afternoons will continue to be characterized by low RH, but winds look to remain generally light during the period. River valley fog will be possible overnight/early Thursday morning. Otherwise, moisture from a low moving north along the coast today may spread enough moisture west to produce some light rain/sprinkles across far northeast zones, but chances are low, and main effect should just be a slight uptick in cloud cover.
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.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... As of 1210 PM Wednesday...
A gradual warming trend will take hold by Friday into Saturday as a ridge across the central U.S. nudges east into the region. High temperatures by Friday should generally top out in the mid 80s across the lowlands, with slightly warmer temperatures expected for Saturday.
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.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... As of 1210 PM Wednesday...
Overall, still looking dry to round out the forecast period. An upper low will sag south across the northeast U.S. Sunday into Monday. This could provide a light shower to the area, however, we are looking to remain mainly dry. Low will move off to the east early next week, with upper ridging looking to take hold once again.
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.AVIATION /00Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... As of 700 PM Wednesday...
VFR conditions can be expected through the period, with the exception of some dense late night river valley fog.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 00Z FRIDAY...
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: High, medium with fog.
ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Timing of fog forming and the airports affected could vary.
EXPERIMENTAL TABLE OF FLIGHT CATEGORY OBJECTIVELY SHOWS CONSISTENCY OF WFO FORECAST TO AVAILABLE MODEL INFORMATION: H = HIGH: TAF CONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL. M = MEDIUM: TAF HAS VARYING LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY WITH MODELS. L = LOW: TAF INCONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
DATE THU UTC 1HRLY 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 EDT 1HRLY 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 CRW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H L L L L HTS CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H L L L M M BKW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H EKN CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H L L L L M PKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H M L L M CKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H L L L L L
AFTER 00Z FRIDAY... IFR possible in early morning valley fog each morning.
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.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WV...None. OH...None. KY...None. VA...None.
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SYNOPSIS...SL NEAR TERM...SL SHORT TERM...SL LONG TERM...SL AVIATION...RPY
NWS RLX Office Area Forecast Discussion