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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 424 AM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Mostly dry and warm today outside of some morning fog and low 
 clouds. This trend lasts into Monday, but a strong front will bring 
 some shower and thunderstorm chances to the area late Monday night 
 through Tuesday morning. The severe weather threat is of low 
 confidence at this point, but not zero.
 
 A secondary disturbance moves through Tuesday night into Wednesday 
 bringing the area some beneficial rainfall. Turning much cooler by 
 Thursday through the weekend setting up some frost/freeze concerns.
 
 
 Jackson WV-
 Including the cities of Ravenswood and Ripley
 424 AM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026
 
                       Today        Tonight      Mon          
 
 Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
 Precip type           None         None         None         
 Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
 Max/Min TEMP          74           47           81           
 Min/Max RH %          43           89           29           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  6        
 Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
 Precip duration                                              
 Precip begin                                                 
 Precip end                                                   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5290                      5020         
 Transport wnd (mph)   NE 10                     SE 15        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     51180                     65200        
 Dispersion                         POOR                      
 ADI early             21 FAIR      4 VERY POOR  31 FAIR      
 ADI late              53 GEN GOOD  3 VERY POOR  83 GOOD      
 Max LVORI early       4            3            5            
 Max LVORI late        1            6            1            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
 lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
 upper 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
 40s. Highs around 60. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
 .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. Lows in the
 upper 30s. Highs around 60. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
 .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
 upper 50s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.

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