Northwest Nicholas, WV Fire Weather Outlook

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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 348 AM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Drier weather returns today outside of isolated showers and storms 
 in the mountains. An extended period of dry weather is then expected 
 through Tuesday amid a steady warming trend as high pressure builds 
 over the region. Lowland high temperatures will reach the upper 80s 
 to low 90s Sunday onward.
 
 
 Northwest Nicholas-
 Including the cities of Summersville, Craigsville, 
 and Birch River
 348 AM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026
 
                       Today        Tonight      Sat          
 
 Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
 Precip type           Showers      None         None         
 Chance precip (%)     40           0            0            
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
 Max/Min TEMP          78           57           82           
 Min/Max RH %          66           100          56           
 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       0                                      
 Precip begin          2 PM                                   
 Precip end            6 PM                                   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5170                      7010         
 Transport wnd (mph)   N  8                      S  6         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     38600                     34990        
 Dispersion                         VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             8 POOR       3 VERY POOR  12 POOR      
 ADI late              47 GEN GOOD  1 VERY POOR  42 GEN GOOD  
 Max LVORI early       10           9            10           
 Max LVORI late        4            10           3            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
 80s. Light winds. 
 .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper
 80s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
 upper 80s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the
 upper 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows around 70.
 Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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