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Fire Weather Planning Forecast
National Weather Service Charleston WV
248 AM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Additional showers and thunderstorms will move across the region
this evening along a cold front. Heavy rainfall could lead to more
flash flooding and gusty winds could cause trees rooted in saturated
soils to fall. Fog and very low clouds develop late tonight into
Tuesday morning behind the departing cold front. Dry weather returns
Tuesday and Wednesday before another storm system brings a renewed
chance for heavy rain on Thursday.
Vinton-
Including the cities of McArthur and Hamden
248 AM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Max/Min TEMP 80 61 81
Min/Max RH % 62 100 65
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5400 4120
Transport wnd (mph) NW 7 SW 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 33090 28860
Dispersion VERY POOR
ADI early 15 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 20 GEN POOR
ADI late 45 GEN GOOD VERY POOR 36 FAIR
Max LVORI early 10 10 10
Max LVORI late 3 10 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Light
winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80.
North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.