Very Cold Temperatures Round Out the Month of January

Dangerously cold air and gusty winds will create life-threatening wind chills tonight through Tuesday, with extreme cold persisting all week. Temperatures are not expected to rise above freezing anywhere in the area through the end of January. Use caution if traveling and prepare for a prolonged deep freeze. Read More >

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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 336 AM EST Thu Jan 29 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Light snow shower activity is expected to continue at times 
 throughout the day today. A dusting is possible across the lower 
 elevations, with light accumulations possible across the northern 
 mountains.
 
 Additional snow is possible Friday through the weekend with a winter 
 storm that grazes the area around the southern coalfields. Snow 
 amounts between 3 to 5 inches are expected in spots of Virginia and 
 southern West Virginia, with lower amounts expected the further 
 north into the area you go.
 
 In addition, very cold temperatures are expected to continue across 
 the area for the remainder of the week, with temperatures not 
 anticipated to rise above freezing. 
 
 Please check on neighbors and make sure your pipes are protected.
 
 
 Logan-
 Including the cities of Logan, Chapmanville, and Man
 336 AM EST Thu Jan 29 2026
 
                       Today        Tonight      Fri          
 
 Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
 Precip type           None         None         Snow         
 Chance precip (%)     0            0            60           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
 Max/Min TEMP          26           14           25           
 Min/Max RH %          48           86           66           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
 Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.04         
 Precip duration                                 5            
 Precip begin                                    6 AM         
 Precip end                                      Continuing   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3740                      2870         
 Transport wnd (mph)   W  6                      N  6         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     21790                     16970        
 Dispersion                         VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             15 GEN POOR  2 VERY POOR  8 POOR       
 ADI late              23 FAIR      1 VERY POOR  13 GEN POOR  
 Max LVORI early       5            4            5            
 Max LVORI late        2            5            4            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows around 4.
 Highs around 16. North winds around 5 mph. 
 .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows around 3.
 Highs around 19. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
 .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 4. Highs in the upper 20s.
 Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 14. Highs in the lower 30s.
 Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow and rain. Lows
 around 17. Highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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