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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 252 AM EDT Sun May 17 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Aside from an isolated thunderstorm across northern West Virginia 
 and southeast Ohio, quiet weather is expected early this morning. 
 Drier and hotter weather is then expected today through Tuesday, 
 with temperatures more typical of July or August than mid-May. The 
 lowlands will see highs reach the mid 80s to lower 90s, while 70s 
 and 80s are expected in the mountains. There is a chance for some 
 locations to tie or break record high temperatures on Monday or 
 Tuesday.
 
 Additional chances for rain are expected Wednesday onward as a front 
 slowly moves through the region, which will return temperatures back 
 towards normal beginning Thursday.
 
 
 Braxton-
 Including the cities of Sutton, Gassaway, and Burnsville
 252 AM EDT Sun May 17 2026
 
                       Today        Tonight      Mon          
 
 Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
 Precip type           Showers      None         None         
 Chance precip (%)     50           0            0            
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
 Max/Min TEMP          87           63           91           
 Min/Max RH %          35           76           35           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
 Precip amount         0.02         0.00         0.00         
 Precip duration       1                                      
 Precip begin          6 AM                                   
 Precip end            9 AM                                   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5740                      9110         
 Transport wnd (mph)   SW  5                     SW 10        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     28400                     83940        
 Dispersion                         VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             13 GEN POOR  2 VERY POOR  61 GOOD      
 ADI late              37 FAIR      2 VERY POOR  105 VERY GOOD
 Max LVORI early       8            3            4            
 Max LVORI late        2            4            1            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
 upper 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
 mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Not as warm.
 Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to
 10 mph. 
 .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the mid 50s.
 Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the upper
 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

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