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Fire Weather Planning Forecast
National Weather Service Charleston WV
252 AM EDT Sun May 17 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Aside from an isolated thunderstorm across northern West Virginia
and southeast Ohio, quiet weather is expected early this morning.
Drier and hotter weather is then expected today through Tuesday,
with temperatures more typical of July or August than mid-May. The
lowlands will see highs reach the mid 80s to lower 90s, while 70s
and 80s are expected in the mountains. There is a chance for some
locations to tie or break record high temperatures on Monday or
Tuesday.
Additional chances for rain are expected Wednesday onward as a front
slowly moves through the region, which will return temperatures back
towards normal beginning Thursday.
Northwest Fayette-
Including the cities of Oak Hill, Fayetteville, and Montgomery
252 AM EDT Sun May 17 2026
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Max/Min TEMP 87 62 89
Min/Max RH % 34 83 36
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6260 9080
Transport wnd (mph) SW 5 SW 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 35860 57630
Dispersion VERY POOR
ADI early 17 GEN POOR 2 VERY POOR 36 FAIR
ADI late 34 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 79 GOOD
Max LVORI early 6 3 5
Max LVORI late 2 4 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Not as warm.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the mid 50s.
Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.