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Fire Weather Planning Forecast
National Weather Service Charleston WV
537 AM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A cold front brings potential for storms this afternoon and evening,
with a conditional wetting rain into tonight. Temperatures remain
unusually warm today, then the front ushers in much colder air with
potential for critically low minimum afternoon relative humidity
percentages in the 20s Monday and Tuesday of next week.
Barbour-
Including the cities of Philippi and Belington
537 AM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Tstms Showers
Chance precip (%) 50 100 30
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 50 0
Max/Min TEMP 84 39 55
Min/Max RH % 35 96 32
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var W 8 G20
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 8 G20 W 6 G19 W 11 G23
Precip amount 0.07 0.45 0.01
Precip duration 0 8 1
Precip begin 4 PM Continuing 8 AM
Precip end Continuing 6 AM 2 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8180 9030
Transport wnd (mph) SW 18 W 26
Vent rate (kt-ft) 128340 214940
Dispersion POOR
ADI early 68 GOOD 20 GEN POOR 68 GOOD
ADI late 94 GOOD 14 GEN POOR 145 VERY GOOD
Max LVORI early 3 5 5
Max LVORI late 1 5 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. Lows in the
mid 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in
the upper 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.