Northwest Nicholas, WV Fire Weather Outlook

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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 524 AM EDT Fri May 8 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Expect increasing clouds today with a few light rain showers 
 possible this afternoon, mainly across northern West Virginia and 
 southeast Ohio. More scattered light rain showers are expected on 
 Saturday. Sunday looks mostly dry and pleasant for Mother's Day, but 
 another cold front will bring rain showers Sunday night into Monday. 
 Behind that front, unseasonably cold air will move in, bringing 
 another risk for frost Monday night into Tuesday morning.
 
 
 Northwest Nicholas-
 Including the cities of Summersville, Craigsville, 
 and Birch River
 524 AM EDT Fri May 8 2026
 
                       Today        Tonight      Sat          
 
 Cloud cover           Clear        Pcldy        Pcldy        
 Precip type           None         None         Showers      
 Chance precip (%)     0            0            20           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
 Max/Min TEMP          66           47           69           
 Min/Max RH %          30           76           50           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  5         Lgt/Var      W  7 G18     
 Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
 Precip duration                                 1            
 Precip begin                                    8 AM         
 Precip end                                      2 PM         
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7440                      6030         
 Transport wnd (mph)   W 12                      SW 17        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     81840                     73540        
 Dispersion                         VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             63 GOOD      4 VERY POOR  50 GEN GOOD  
 ADI late              93 GOOD      3 VERY POOR  79 GOOD      
 Max LVORI early       6            3            3            
 Max LVORI late        1            3            1            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds around 5 mph. 
 .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Cooler. Lows in the
 upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid
 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the upper
 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
 upper 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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