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Fire Weather Planning Forecast
National Weather Service Charleston WV
237 AM EDT Fri May 15 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Cooler temperatures expected tonight with some isolated patchy frost
possible across the northeastern mountain valleys of West Virginia
Friday morning. Warmer temperatures will move back in Friday and
Saturday with a warm front ahead of a period of well above normal
heat expected Sunday through Tuesday. Some locations across the
lowlands have a chance to tie or break some records.
There is a chance for strong to severe thunderstorms Saturday
afternoon and evening. Main hazards will be damaging winds and hail.
The higher chances are across our Ohio, Kentucky, and western West
Virginia counties.
Pleasants-
Including the cities of St. Marys and Belmont
237 AM EDT Fri May 15 2026
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 0 40
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 40
Max/Min TEMP 68 53 80
Min/Max RH % 31 65 41
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 7 G19
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.01
Precip duration 0
Precip begin 11 AM
Precip end Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5580 6110
Transport wnd (mph) W 6 SW 21
Vent rate (kt-ft) 28180 83590
Dispersion VERY POOR
ADI early 37 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 41 GEN GOOD
ADI late 44 GEN GOOD 2 VERY POOR 91 GOOD
Max LVORI early 6 3 3
Max LVORI late 2 3 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper
80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.