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Fire Weather Planning Forecast
National Weather Service Charleston WV
337 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Dry weather continues for one more day today, with afternoon
relative humidities expected to bottom out in the 20 to 30 percent
range area wide, with pockets of teens possible. Winds will also be
gusty at times during the afternoon hours.
Wednesday brings a disturbance that may provide additional rainfall
amounts to the area, along with higher relative humidity. However a
widespread wetting rain is not anticipated. Drier, warmer weather
comes back for Thursday and Friday as well as lower RH values and
elevated wind.
Doddridge-
Including the city of West Union
337 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type None Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 60 80
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 20 50
Max/Min TEMP 70 54 67
Min/Max RH % 23 81 62
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 5 Lgt/Var W 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.09 0.16
Precip duration 1 9
Precip begin 1 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5750 4260
Transport wnd (mph) SW 17 W 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 88400 54500
Dispersion POOR
ADI early 38 FAIR 9 POOR 27 FAIR
ADI late 109 VERY GOOD5 VERY POOR 48 GEN GOOD
Max LVORI early 4 2 4
Max LVORI late 1 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower
70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows around 50.
Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.