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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 237 AM EDT Fri Apr 17 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Friday will be dry and very warm, with relative humidity values 
 potentially lowering into the 20s to 30s during the afternoon. Winds 
 should remain fairly light across the majority of the area, though 
 some gusts into the 15 to 25 mph range could be possible along the 
 higher mountain ridges.
 
 A cold front brings a better likelihood for storms Saturday 
 afternoon and evening, with a conditional wetting rain into Saturday 
 night. Temperatures remain unusually warm into Saturday, 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.
 
 
 
 Jackson WV-
 Including the cities of Ravenswood and Ripley
 237 AM EDT Fri Apr 17 2026
 
                       Today        Tonight      Sat          
 
 Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
 Precip type           None         None         Tstms        
 Chance precip (%)     0            0            70           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            20           
 Max/Min TEMP          83           61           85           
 Min/Max RH %          32           67           42           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   S  6 G18     
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW 11 G22    
 Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.11         
 Precip duration                                 4            
 Precip begin                                    8 AM         
 Precip end                                      Continuing   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7180                      7260         
 Transport wnd (mph)   NW  8                     SW 31        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     58810                     210240       
 Dispersion                         VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             39 FAIR      2 VERY POOR  89 GOOD      
 ADI late              74 GOOD      4 VERY POOR  115 VERY GOOD
 Max LVORI early       6            3            3            
 Max LVORI late        1            3            1            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .SUNDAY...Rain showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
 lower 40s. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds around 5 mph. 
 .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid
 50s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in
 the lower 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
 mid 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
 upper 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

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