Northwest Pocahontas, WV Fire Weather Outlook

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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 237 AM EDT Fri May 1 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Overnight lows will be chilly, with potential for frost or freeze 
 conditions across portions of the area each morning through the 
 weekend. 
 
 Several disturbances and a couple of fronts bring chances of rain 
 and storms at times late this week and next week.
 
 
 Northwest Pocahontas-
 Including the city of Snowshoe
 237 AM EDT Fri May 1 2026
 
                       Today        Tonight      Sat          
 
 Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
 Precip type           None         Showers      Showers      
 Chance precip (%)     0            30           20           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
 Max/Min TEMP          59           31           50           
 Min/Max RH %          32           97           45           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   SW  8 G22    NW  7 G20    NW  6 G18    
 Precip amount         0.00         0.02         0.00         
 Precip duration                    1            1            
 Precip begin                       6 PM         8 AM         
 Precip end                         10 PM        Continuing   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8180                      6110         
 Transport wnd (mph)   SW 17                     NW 10        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     113650                    53990        
 Dispersion                         POOR                      
 ADI early             26 FAIR      21 FAIR      23 FAIR      
 ADI late              92 GOOD      5 VERY POOR  52 GEN GOOD  
 Max LVORI early       6            5            6            
 Max LVORI late        1            7            2            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the mid 30s.
 Highs in the lower 60s. Light winds. 
 .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. Warmer. Lows
 in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 10 to
 15 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
 thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 60s.
 Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in
 the mid 40s. Highs around 60. West winds 15 to 25 mph.

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