Buchanan, VA Fire Weather Outlook

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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 1203 PM EDT Fri May 8 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Expect increasing clouds today with a few light rain showers 
 possible this afternoon, mainly across northern West Virginia. More 
 scattered light rain showers are expected on Saturday area wide. 
 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.
 
 
 Buchanan-
 Including the cities of Grundy, Hurley, Davenport, and Vansant
 1203 PM EDT Fri May 8 2026
 
                       Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          
 
 Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
 Precip type           None         None         None         Tstms        
 Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            20           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            20           
 Min/Max TEMP          46           75           49           79           
 Max/Min RH %          90           45           100          38           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                SW  5 G17                 Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  6 G17     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
 Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
 Precip duration                                              0            
 Precip begin                                                 2 PM         
 Precip end                                                   Continuing   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             5560                      6990         
 Transport wnd (mph)                W 15                      W  9         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)                  77800                     69930        
 Dispersion            POOR                      VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             4 VERY POOR  78 GOOD      5 VERY POOR  62 GOOD      
 ADI late              3 VERY POOR  89 GOOD      2 VERY POOR  74 GOOD      
 Max LVORI early       3            5            6            9            
 Max LVORI late        5            1            9            1            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. 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. 
 .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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