McDowell, WV Fire Weather Outlook

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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 341 AM EST Sun Jan 4 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 High pressure will provide dry weather tonight and on Sunday as it 
 traverses across the area. Temperatures will remain seasonably 
 chilly, with a strong warming trend then in store for the first full 
 work week of 2026. After a dry start to the work week, a series of 
 systems will bring rounds of rain showers beginning midweek, with 
 coverage and intensity increasing towards the end of the work week.
 
 
 McDowell-
 Including the cities of Welch, Gary, and War
 341 AM EST Sun Jan 4 2026
 
                       Today        Tonight      Mon          
 
 Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       
 Precip type           None         None         None         
 Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
 Max/Min TEMP          43           28           57           
 Min/Max RH %          34           87           45           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  6        
 Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
 Precip duration                                              
 Precip begin                                                 
 Precip end                                                   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2850                      3630         
 Transport wnd (mph)   NW  3                     SW 13        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     11060                     66290        
 Dispersion                         VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             6 VERY POOR  1 VERY POOR  20 GEN POOR  
 ADI late              11 POOR      2 VERY POOR  40 FAIR      
 Max LVORI early       6            4            5            
 Max LVORI late        2            4            2            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the upper
 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds around 5 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the mid
 40s. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds around 5 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the upper
 30s. Highs around 60. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s.
 Highs in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain likely. Cooler. Lows in the mid
 40s. Highs around 50. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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