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Fire Weather Planning Forecast
National Weather Service Charleston WV
252 AM EDT Tue May 12 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A cool air mass in place, and clear, calm conditions, bring
overnight and early morning frost and freeze conditions to the
northern mountain valleys. After that, Tuesday remains dry with
abundant sunshine and a pleasantly warm afternoon.
A cold front brings two rounds of showers Wednesday. Thunderstorms
are possible with the second round Wednesday afternoon, and can
become strong.
Behind the front, Thursday will be noticeably cooler, with showers
possible in the northern mountains Thursday afternoon, and frost
possible in the northern mountains Thursday night into Friday
morning.
A stout warming trend takes place Friday through the weekend, with a
warm front bringing a chance for showers and possible afternoon
thunderstorms on Saturday.
Gallia-
Including the city of Gallipolis
252 AM EDT Tue May 12 2026
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud cover Clear Mclear Mcldy
Precip type None None Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 0 80
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 50
Max/Min TEMP 76 53 74
Min/Max RH % 24 79 45
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 8 G20
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 5 Lgt/Var W 11 G22
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.10
Precip duration 5
Precip begin 6 AM
Precip end 6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6870 5590
Transport wnd (mph) W 13 W 20
Vent rate (kt-ft) 85850 100550
Dispersion VERY POOR
ADI early 80 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 38 FAIR
ADI late 100 GOOD 7 POOR 61 GOOD
Max LVORI early 6 2 4
Max LVORI late 1 3 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in
the lower 70s. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Warmer. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 80s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower
90s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.