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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 248 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 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. Conditions are also favorable for a 
 tornado or two to occur across southeast Ohio and northern West 
 Virginia. A break in the pattern may occur starting Tuesday.
 
 
 Barbour-
 Including the cities of Philippi and Belington
 248 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026
 
                       Today        Tonight      Mon          
 
 Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
 Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
 Chance precip (%)     90           90           80           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 70           70           50           
 Max/Min TEMP          83           67           79           
 Min/Max RH %          79           100          78           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   SW  5                     Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  7         SW  6        W  6         
 Precip amount         0.85         0.67         0.12         
 Precip duration       9            9            4            
 Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
 Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3050                      3170         
 Transport wnd (mph)   W  9                      W  9         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     26140                     25300        
 Dispersion                         POOR                      
 ADI early             18 GEN POOR  10 POOR      16 GEN POOR  
 ADI late              28 FAIR      5 VERY POOR  27 FAIR      
 Max LVORI early       9            9            9            
 Max LVORI late        4            9            4            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
 Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 80. Light winds. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
 lower 80s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
 Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds
 around 5 mph. 
 .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
 .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds around 5 mph.

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