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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 248 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Additional rounds of storms can be expected across the area, 
 particularly late tonight. Heavy rainfall with these storms could 
 create additional rounds of flash flooding, and a flood watch has 
 been issued for much of southeast Ohio and parts West Virginia. 
 
 A disturbance could provide additional showers and thunderstorms on 
 Friday for some areas, mainly across the south. 
 
 Additional rounds of showers and storms can be expected over the 
 weekend and until at least early next week.
 
 
 Perry-
 Including the cities of New Lexington, Crooksville, and Somerset
 248 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026
 
                       Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          
 
 Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
 Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
 Chance precip (%)     80           70           20           20           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 50           20           20           20           
 Min/Max TEMP          64           78           60           80           
 Max/Min RH %          100          75           100          66           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
 Precip amount         0.65         0.18         0.00         0.00         
 Precip duration       6            6            0            0            
 Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   2 PM         
 Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   8 PM         6 PM         
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             3580                      4190         
 Transport wnd (mph)                N  5                      NE  2        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)                  17890                     9740         
 Dispersion            VERY POOR                 VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             3 VERY POOR  4 VERY POOR  2 VERY POOR  10 POOR      
 ADI late              VERY POOR    18 GEN POOR  1 VERY POOR  16 GEN POOR  
 Max LVORI early       10           10           9            10           
 Max LVORI late        10           5            10           4            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
 Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Light winds. 
 .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
 upper 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80.
 Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
 lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.