McDowell, WV Fire Weather Outlook

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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 236 AM EST Fri Mar 6 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Showers will continue overnight amid patchy fog across northeast 
 Kentucky, central and northern West Virginia, and southeast Ohio. A 
 Flood Watch remains in effect across northwestern West Virginia and 
 southeast Ohio through Friday morning given the very saturated soils 
 there.
 
 Friday will bring a break in the rain for much of the area, along 
 with early summer-like temperatures. High temperatures will reach 
 the mid 70s to lower 80s on Friday and Saturday across the lowlands, 
 which will likely challenge daily records. A strong cold front will 
 arrive on Saturday afternoon, bringing another round of showers and 
 thunderstorms. Some of these storms could be strong to severe.
 
 
 McDowell-
 Including the cities of Welch, Gary, and War
 236 AM EST Fri Mar 6 2026
 
                       Today        Tonight      Sat          
 
 Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
 Precip type           None         None         Tstms        
 Chance precip (%)     0            0            70           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            20           
 Max/Min TEMP          78           58           79           
 Min/Max RH %          42           88           45           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   S  5 G18     
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  8 G20    
 Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.05         
 Precip duration                                 4            
 Precip begin                                    7 AM         
 Precip end                                      Continuing   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6630                      6580         
 Transport wnd (mph)   SW 12                     SW 22        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     73320                     135440       
 Dispersion                         VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             49 GEN GOOD  3 VERY POOR  47 GEN GOOD  
 ADI late              78 GOOD      3 VERY POOR  81 GOOD      
 Max LVORI early       6            4            5            
 Max LVORI late        1            6            1            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .SUNDAY...Rain. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 60s.
 Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
 .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the mid 50s.
 Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Rain. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
 Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Rain likely. Cooler. Lows in
 the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 20 to
 25 mph.

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