McDowell, WV Fire Weather Outlook

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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 336 AM EST Thu Nov 6 2025
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Quieter weather and more seasonable temperatures take hold today, 
 then a system brings rain, and perhaps a few thunderstorms, Friday 
 and Friday night. Another more potent system arrives early next 
 week, with much cooler and blustery conditions taking hold.
 
 
 McDowell-
 Including the cities of Welch, Gary, and War
 336 AM EST Thu Nov 6 2025
 
                       Today        Tonight      Fri          
 
 Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
 Precip type           None         None         Rain         
 Chance precip (%)     0            0            30           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
 Max/Min TEMP          57           39           67           
 Min/Max RH %          27           67           47           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   S  6 G18     
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  9 G20    
 Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.01         
 Precip duration                                 1            
 Precip begin                                    1 PM         
 Precip end                                      Continuing   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3990                      4770         
 Transport wnd (mph)   N  2                      SW 21        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     8650                      104940       
 Dispersion                         VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             7 POOR       2 VERY POOR  41 GEN GOOD  
 ADI late              13 GEN POOR  3 VERY POOR  61 GOOD      
 Max LVORI early       7            3            3            
 Max LVORI late        2            3            2            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .SATURDAY...Rain. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
 Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
 .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Cooler. Lows in the mid
 40s. Highs in the lower 50s. Light winds. 
 .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely and a chance of snow.
 Colder. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid 30s. West winds
 15 to 20 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in
 the lower 40s. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
 lower 50s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.

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