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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.
Southeast Fayette-
Including the city of Meadow Bridge
537 AM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Tstms Showers
Chance precip (%) 30 90 30
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 50 0
Max/Min TEMP 81 37 53
Min/Max RH % 35 99 30
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 5 G18 NW 11 G24
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 8 G18 W 6 G18 NW 11 G24
Precip amount 0.01 0.41 0.02
Precip duration 0 8 2
Precip begin 4 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 2 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7680 7450
Transport wnd (mph) SW 20 NW 25
Vent rate (kt-ft) 137940 171260
Dispersion POOR
ADI early 36 FAIR 20 GEN POOR 49 GEN GOOD
ADI late 92 GOOD 16 GEN POOR 120 VERY GOOD
Max LVORI early 3 4 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.