McDowell, WV Fire Weather Outlook

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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 506 AM EDT Sun Sep 21 2025
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Unseasonably warm temperatures will continue on Sunday, with some 
 scattered showers and thunderstorms forming during the afternoon and 
 Sunday night at some locations. 
 
 Chances of precipitation increase and become areawide for the new 
 work week. Cooler weather takes hold by midweek, along with 
 continued chances for showers and storms.
 
 
 McDowell-
 Including the cities of Welch, Gary, and War
 506 AM EDT Sun Sep 21 2025
 
                       Today        Tonight      Mon          
 
 Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
 Precip type           None         Showers      Tstms        
 Chance precip (%)     0            20           40           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            30           
 Max/Min TEMP          84           60           81           
 Min/Max RH %          45           94           53           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
 Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.06         
 Precip duration                    0            1            
 Precip begin                       6 PM         8 AM         
 Precip end                         10 PM        Continuing   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7290                      6070         
 Transport wnd (mph)   S 13                      SW  6        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     76900                     36410        
 Dispersion                         POOR                      
 ADI early             41 GEN GOOD  5 VERY POOR  15 GEN POOR  
 ADI late              84 GOOD      3 VERY POOR  32 FAIR      
 Max LVORI early       5            5            6            
 Max LVORI late        1            7            3            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
 thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
 South winds around 5 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
 lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. Light winds. 
 .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
 thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s.
 Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
 lower 60s. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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