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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 248 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Showers and thunderstorms may affect portions of northern West 
 Virginia and Ohio tonight, with better chances for storms across 
 most of the region Thursday afternoon. Localized flash flooding will 
 be possible Thursday. Unsettled weather then continues Friday and 
 into the weekend as a stalled front lingers nearby, giving way to 
 daily chances for heavy showers and storms.
 
 
 Washington-
 Including the cities of Marietta and Belpre
 248 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026
 
                       Today        Tonight      Fri          
 
 Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
 Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
 Chance precip (%)     50           30           40           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 50           30           0            
 Max/Min TEMP          86           66           81           
 Min/Max RH %          66           100          63           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
 Precip amount         0.04         0.04         0.02         
 Precip duration       2            2            0            
 Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
 Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   8 AM         
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3610                      3550         
 Transport wnd (mph)   W  9                      NE  8        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     31160                     29860        
 Dispersion                         VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             9 POOR       4 VERY POOR  16 GEN POOR  
 ADI late              30 FAIR      1 VERY POOR  32 FAIR      
 Max LVORI early       10           10           10           
 Max LVORI late        4            10           3            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
 lower 80s. Light winds. 
 .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
 Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to
 15 mph. 
 .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
 60s. Highs around 80. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
 mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
 lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.