Dickenson, VA Fire Weather Outlook

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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 252 AM EDT Wed May 6 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 A cold front, along with several waves of low pressure riding along 
 it, will provide welcome and much needed rain showers to the region 
 today and into tonight. Cooler air arrives behind the front 
 Thursday, with frost possible Thursday night into Friday morning, 
 mainly in the mountains and in sheltered valleys.
 
 Drier conditions briefly take hold for much of Friday, but 
 additional disturbances are expected over the weekend amid a warming 
 trend.
 
 
 Dickenson-
 Including the cities of Clintwood and Breaks Interstate Park
 252 AM EDT Wed May 6 2026
 
                       Today        Tonight      Thu          
 
 Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
 Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
 Chance precip (%)     90           90           30           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           0            
 Max/Min TEMP          69           45           62           
 Min/Max RH %          75           100          54           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   SW 10 G23                 Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  6 G20     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
 Precip amount         0.32         0.23         0.02         
 Precip duration       10           9            1            
 Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
 Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   1 PM         
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2550                      5680         
 Transport wnd (mph)   W  9                      NW  9        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     24760                     45460        
 Dispersion                         VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             25 FAIR      4 VERY POOR  12 POOR      
 ADI late              24 FAIR      4 VERY POOR  56 GEN GOOD  
 Max LVORI early       5            9            8            
 Max LVORI late        4            10           4            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid
 60s. Light winds. 
 .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
 thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
 Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Cooler. Lows in the
 upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid
 60s. West winds 15 to 20 mph.

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