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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 247 AM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Active weather remains in place through Monday, with daily rounds of 
 showers and thunderstorms expected. The primary hazards with 
 thunderstorm activity will be damaging winds and heavy rainfall that 
 could result in flash flooding. A break in the pattern may occur 
 starting Tuesday.
 
 
 McDowell-
 Including the cities of Welch, Gary, and War
 248 AM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026
 
                       Today        Tonight      Sun          
 
 Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
 Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
 Chance precip (%)     40           30           20           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 40           30           0            
 Max/Min TEMP          87           69           89           
 Min/Max RH %          67           99           57           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  5         
 Precip amount         0.03         0.02         0.01         
 Precip duration       1            1            1            
 Precip begin          1 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
 Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   3 PM         
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4480                      6940         
 Transport wnd (mph)   W  5                      W 13         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     19520                     85040        
 Dispersion                         VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             5 VERY POOR  1 VERY POOR  33 FAIR      
 ADI late              22 FAIR      2 VERY POOR  94 GOOD      
 Max LVORI early       10           9            9            
 Max LVORI late        4            9            2            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
 upper 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower
 80s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
 mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
 Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 80. Northwest winds 5 to
 10 mph. 
 .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

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