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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 248 AM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 High pressure will bring mainly clear skies, pleasant daytime 
 temperatures, and dry weather through Wednesday. Cool nights will 
 lead to fog forming in the river valleys late tonight and Tuesday 
 night. Thunderstorms return to the area Thursday afternoon as a cold 
 front moves in from the west. Drier weather returns over the weekend 
 behind the front.
 
 
 Wirt-
 Including the city of Elizabeth
 248 AM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026
 
                       Today        Tonight      Tue          
 
 Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
 Precip type           None         None         None         
 Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
 Max/Min TEMP          75           55           79           
 Min/Max RH %          51           94           53           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
 Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
 Precip duration                                              
 Precip begin                                                 
 Precip end                                                   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5770                      5350         
 Transport wnd (mph)   NW  9                     W  2         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     43650                     12290        
 Dispersion                         VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             43 GEN GOOD  3 VERY POOR  19 GEN POOR  
 ADI late              59 GEN GOOD  VERY POOR    25 FAIR      
 Max LVORI early       8            6            8            
 Max LVORI late        1            8            2            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
 lower 80s. Light winds. 
 .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows in the mid
 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
 Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds around
 5 mph. 
 .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
 lower 80s. North winds around 5 mph. 
 .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
 80s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.