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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 402 AM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Summer-like weather will continue through the week, with highs in 
 the 80s, and mainly afternoon and evening showers and storms 
 possible each day. Any thunderstorms that do form in southeast Ohio 
 and northern West Virginia this afternoon and evening can become 
 strong to marginally severe. Showers and storms are most likely with 
 a system late Thursday through Thursday night, and then again with a 
 strong cold front this weekend.
 
 Minimum afternoon relative humidity percentiles will bottom  out in 
 the 20s and 30s through at least the next 7 days. With breezy 
 conditions most days, and only a couple of opportunities for a 
 conditional wetting rain, afternoon and evening fire danger is 
 likely to be enhanced.
 
 
 
 Putnam-
 Including the cities of Teays Valley and Hurricane
 402 AM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026
 
                       Today        Tonight      Wed          
 
 Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
 Precip type           Showers      None         None         
 Chance precip (%)     20           0            0            
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
 Max/Min TEMP          87           63           90           
 Min/Max RH %          43           72           33           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   SW  5 G18                 SW  5        
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   SW  9 G20    SW  5 G17    SW  7        
 Precip amount         0.02         0.00         0.00         
 Precip duration       0                                      
 Precip begin          8 AM                                   
 Precip end            6 PM                                   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6210                      7470         
 Transport wnd (mph)   SW 22                     SW 21        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     123300                    133250       
 Dispersion                         POOR                      
 ADI early             57 GEN GOOD  12 POOR      49 GEN GOOD  
 ADI late              99 GOOD      3 VERY POOR  163 VERY GOOD
 Max LVORI early       4            3            3            
 Max LVORI late        1            3            1            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around 5 mph. 
 .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows around 60. Highs in
 the lower 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Much cooler. Lows in the
 upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
 .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower
 60s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.

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