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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 237 AM EDT Sat Mar 21 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Temperatures will continue to warm through the weekend, with highs 
 on Sunday reaching into the lower and middle 80s across the 
 lowlands. 
 
 A cold front brings potential for showers and storms late Sunday 
 into Monday. Following the passage of the front, a return to near or 
 slightly below normal temperatures is expected for the beginning of 
 the new work week amid mainly dry conditions, before the next 
 warming trend commences around midweek.
 
 
 Wirt-
 Including the city of Elizabeth
 237 AM EDT Sat Mar 21 2026
 
                       Today        Tonight      Sun          
 
 Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
 Precip type           None         None         Rain         
 Chance precip (%)     0            0            30           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
 Max/Min TEMP          69           53           83           
 Min/Max RH %          43           88           42           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   SW  6 G17    
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  9 G18    
 Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
 Precip duration                                 0            
 Precip begin                                    2 PM         
 Precip end                                      Continuing   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3510                      6160         
 Transport wnd (mph)   SW  5                     SW 24        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     20440                     141660       
 Dispersion                         VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             7 POOR       2 VERY POOR  37 FAIR      
 ADI late              18 GEN POOR  3 VERY POOR  108 VERY GOOD
 Max LVORI early       8            4            5            
 Max LVORI late        3            5            1            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .MONDAY...Rain and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower
 40s. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 30. Highs in the upper 50s.
 Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows around 40.
 Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the lower
 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain likely. Cooler. Lows in the mid
 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.

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