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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 237 PM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Dry weather continues for one more day today, with afternoon 
 relative humidities expected to bottom out in the 20 to 30 percent 
 range area wide, with pockets of teens possible. Winds will also be 
 gusty at times during the afternoon hours. 
 
 Wednesday brings a disturbance that may provide additional rainfall 
 amounts to the area, along with higher relative humidity. However a 
 widespread wetting rain is not anticipated. Drier, warmer weather 
 comes back for Thursday and Friday as well as lower RH values and 
 elevated wind.
 
 
 
 Perry-
 Including the cities of New Lexington, Crooksville, and Somerset
 237 PM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026
 
                       Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          
 
 Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
 Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
 Chance precip (%)     60           60           50           20           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           50           20           
 Min/Max TEMP          54           73           52           79           
 Max/Min RH %          78           50           95           37           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                W  5                      Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   SW  7 G19    W  6         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
 Precip amount         0.07         0.06         0.02         0.00         
 Precip duration       3            2            0            0            
 Precip begin          12 AM        Continuing   Continuing   2 PM         
 Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   8 PM         6 PM         
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             4910                      6650         
 Transport wnd (mph)                W 13                      W 13         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)                  53260                     67660        
 Dispersion            POOR                      VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             25 FAIR      28 FAIR      7 POOR       20 GEN POOR  
 ADI late              7 POOR       58 GEN GOOD  1 VERY POOR  89 GOOD      
 Max LVORI early       2            4            4            8            
 Max LVORI late        3            1            8            1            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80.
 Light winds. 
 .SATURDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
 upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows around 50.
 Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the mid
 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.