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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 248 AM EST Thu Nov 5 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Showers will taper off today as a cold front moves through. A 
 trailing secondary cold front will bring a chance of showers later 
 Friday into Saturday, primarily across the northern lowlands and 
 higher terrain. 
 
 Much cooler air can be expected behind the secondary cold front over 
 the weekend and into the next work week. The air will be cold enough 
 that frost and freeze conditions are possible each night from 
 Saturday night onward.
 
 
 Buchanan-
 Including the cities of Grundy, Hurley, Davenport, and Vansant
 248 AM EST Thu Nov 5 2026
 
                       Today        Tonight      Fri          
 
 Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
 Precip type           Rain         None         None         
 Chance precip (%)     40           0            0            
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
 Max/Min TEMP          73           45           67           
 Min/Max RH %          68           100          52           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  5         
 Precip amount         0.03         0.00         0.00         
 Precip duration       0                                      
 Precip begin          6 AM                                   
 Precip end            9 AM                                   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3960                      5610         
 Transport wnd (mph)   SW 12                     W 10         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     37760                     46860        
 Dispersion                         VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             13 GEN POOR  2 VERY POOR  25 FAIR      
 ADI late              48 GEN GOOD  1 VERY POOR  70 GOOD      
 Max LVORI early       10           10           10           
 Max LVORI late        4            10           3            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the upper
 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds around 5 mph. 
 .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper
 50s. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
 .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs around 60.
 West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid
 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the
 lower 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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