Northwest Nicholas, WV Fire Weather Outlook

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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 248 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 A cold front will bring showers and thunderstorms today. Heavy 
 rainfall with these storms could create flash flooding. A Flood 
 Watch has been issued for central Ohio and parts of northern West 
 Virginia. 
 
 A disturbance could provide additional showers and thunderstorms on 
 Friday for some areas, mainly across the mountains. 
 
 A cold front will then move through on Saturday and Saturday night, 
 with additional precipitation possible.
 
 
 Northwest Nicholas-
 Including the cities of Summersville, Craigsville, 
 and Birch River
 248 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
 
                       Today        Tonight      Fri          
 
 Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
 Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
 Chance precip (%)     80           70           40           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           40           
 Max/Min TEMP          76           61           78           
 Min/Max RH %          86           100          84           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
 Precip amount         0.17         0.04         0.02         
 Precip duration       5            1            1            
 Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing   11 AM        
 Precip end            Continuing   10 PM        Continuing   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3430                      3530         
 Transport wnd (mph)   W  8                      S  9         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     26100                     45410        
 Dispersion                         VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             10 POOR      1 VERY POOR  5 VERY POOR  
 ADI late              26 FAIR      1 VERY POOR  35 FAIR      
 Max LVORI early       9            10           10           
 Max LVORI late        6            10           5            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
 Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Light winds. 
 .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower
 80s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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