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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 537 AM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 A cold front brings potential for storms this afternoon and evening, 
 with a conditional wetting rain into tonight. Temperatures remain 
 unusually warm today, then the front ushers in much colder air with 
 potential for critically low minimum afternoon relative humidity 
 percentages in the 20s Monday and Tuesday of next week.
 
 
 
 Gallia-
 Including the city of Gallipolis
 537 AM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026
 
                       Today        Tonight      Sun          
 
 Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
 Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        None         
 Chance precip (%)     80           80           0            
 Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           0            
 Max/Min TEMP          83           41           60           
 Min/Max RH %          45           90           27           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   S  5 G23                  NW  5        
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   SW 10 G25    NW  8 G22    W  9 G19     
 Precip amount         0.11         0.23         0.00         
 Precip duration       4            7                         
 Precip begin          12 PM        Continuing                
 Precip end            Continuing   5 AM                      
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7500                      9900         
 Transport wnd (mph)   SW 29                     W 26         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     199640                    247380       
 Dispersion                         FAIR                      
 ADI early             87 GOOD      19 GEN POOR  114 VERY GOOD
 ADI late              134 VERY GOOD18 GEN POOR  143 VERY GOOD
 Max LVORI early       3            4            4            
 Max LVORI late        2            5            1            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. Lows in the
 mid 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds around 5 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in
 the upper 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
 lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
 upper 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.