Northwest Nicholas, WV Fire Weather Outlook

 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 436 AM EST Thu Dec 25 2025
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 A warm front bringing showers, and even a few thunderstorms, to the 
 area early this morning, was more characteristic of Spring than 
 Christmas morning. If thunder occurs at Charleston, it would be 
 the first occurrence of thunder there on Christmas Day since 2015.
 
 Thunderstorms end first thing this morning, and the rain ends by 
 this afternoon, as the front moves back south, as a cold front. 
 That front will interrupt the mild weather again across 
 northern West Virginia and east-central Ohio later today. The 
 unseasonably mild weather will continue further south as 
 temperatures fluctuate north, but all locations will be 
 unseasonably mild on Sunday, with highs throughout the lowlands 
 in the 60s.
 
 The next system brings more rain Friday into Friday night. After a 
 mainly dry interlude Saturday, rain is possible with another warm 
 front Sunday, but more likely as an arctic front approaches the 
 area Sunday night, and then charges through the area on Monday. That 
 may change the rain to snow before ending Monday, with upslope snow 
 showers in the mountains into Monday night amid blistery and much 
 colder conditions.
 
 
 Northwest Nicholas-
 Including the cities of Summersville, Craigsville, 
 and Birch River
 436 AM EST Thu Dec 25 2025
 
                       Today        Tonight      Fri          
 
 Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
 Precip type           Rain         None         Rain         
 Chance precip (%)     90           0            90           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
 Max/Min TEMP          57           40           54           
 Min/Max RH %          84           100          81           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   SE  6 G21    
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  8 G21     
 Precip amount         0.35         0.00         0.12         
 Precip duration       6                         11           
 Precip begin          6 AM                      6 AM         
 Precip end            4 PM                      Continuing   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1790                      2010         
 Transport wnd (mph)   N  5                      S 10         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     8160                      21880        
 Dispersion                         VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             7 POOR       2 VERY POOR  15 GEN POOR  
 ADI late              8 POOR       3 VERY POOR  17 GEN POOR  
 Max LVORI early       8            10           8            
 Max LVORI late        9            10           5            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .SATURDAY...Rain. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 50s.
 West winds around 5 mph. 
 .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the lower 40s.
 Highs in the lower 60s. Light winds. 
 .MONDAY...Windy. Rain and a chance of snow. Cooler. Lows in the
 mid 40s. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds 20 to 30 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy. Colder. Lows around 17. Highs in
 the upper 20s. West winds 25 to 35 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 19. Highs in the mid 30s.
 Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.