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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.
 
 
 
 Clay-
 Including the city of Clay
 337 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026
 
                       Today        Tonight      Wed          
 
 Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        
 Precip type           None         Showers      Tstms        
 Chance precip (%)     0            30           70           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            50           
 Max/Min TEMP          72           53           71           
 Min/Max RH %          22           70           52           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   SW  5        
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  5 G17     
 Precip amount         0.00         0.01         0.12         
 Precip duration                    0            8            
 Precip begin                       3 AM         Continuing   
 Precip end                         Continuing   6 PM         
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6520                      3520         
 Transport wnd (mph)   SW 15                     W 13         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     94310                     42650        
 Dispersion                         POOR                      
 ADI early             32 FAIR      7 POOR       16 GEN POOR  
 ADI late              113 VERY GOOD4 VERY POOR  41 GEN GOOD  
 Max LVORI early       4            3            3            
 Max LVORI late        1            3            2            
 
 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.

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