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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 252 AM EDT Sun May 10 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Happy Mother's Day! The morning will start off mainly dry, but a 
 cold front will bring a line of showers and a few thunderstorms to 
 the area this afternoon and evening. Severe weather is not expected, 
 and rainfall amounts will be light. Showers linger in the southern 
 coalfields into early Monday morning. Much cooler air moves in for 
 Monday night, bringing frost and freeze potential to the mountains 
 and northern sheltered valleys. Be sure to protect any sensitive 
 plants! Dry weather returns for Tuesday before another chance of 
 rain arrives on Wednesday.
 
 
 Jackson WV-
 Including the cities of Ravenswood and Ripley
 252 AM EDT Sun May 10 2026
 
                       Today        Tonight      Mon          
 
 Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
 Precip type           Showers      Showers      None         
 Chance precip (%)     30           20           0            
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
 Max/Min TEMP          74           46           69           
 Min/Max RH %          47           83           33           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  5        Lgt/Var      NW  5        
 Precip amount         0.01         0.00         0.00         
 Precip duration       1            1                         
 Precip begin          10 AM        Continuing                
 Precip end            Continuing   6 AM                      
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4770                      8860         
 Transport wnd (mph)   NW  7                     NW  8        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     28980                     61500        
 Dispersion                         VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             33 FAIR      3 VERY POOR  31 FAIR      
 ADI late              34 FAIR      2 VERY POOR  70 GOOD      
 Max LVORI early       7            4            5            
 Max LVORI late        2            5            1            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs around 70.
 Light winds. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
 lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
 lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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