Northwest Nicholas, WV Fire Weather Outlook

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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 248 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Showers and thunderstorms may affect portions of northern West 
 Virginia and Ohio tonight, with better chances for storms across 
 most of the region Thursday afternoon. Localized flash flooding will 
 be possible Thursday. Unsettled weather then continues Friday and 
 into the weekend as a stalled front lingers nearby, giving way to 
 daily chances for heavy showers and storms.
 
 
 Northwest Nicholas-
 Including the cities of Summersville, Craigsville, 
 and Birch River
 248 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026
 
                       Today        Tonight      Fri          
 
 Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
 Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
 Chance precip (%)     60           40           50           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 50           40           20           
 Max/Min TEMP          83           64           79           
 Min/Max RH %          70           100          84           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
 Precip amount         0.12         0.06         0.02         
 Precip duration       4            2            2            
 Precip begin          8 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
 Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3380                      3080         
 Transport wnd (mph)   W  5                      N  5         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     12830                     14940        
 Dispersion                         VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             5 VERY POOR  1 VERY POOR  4 VERY POOR  
 ADI late              15 GEN POOR  1 VERY POOR  12 POOR      
 Max LVORI early       8            10           10           
 Max LVORI late        4            10           6            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
 lower 80s. Light winds. 
 .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
 Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to
 15 mph. 
 .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
 60s. Highs around 80. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
 mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
 lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.

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