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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.