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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 248 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Dry weather and calm-to-light winds will continue through the work 
 week. Minimum RH values will be between 30-50 percent each 
 afternoon, until late week when values will increase to 40-60 
 percent. Excellent RH recovery is forecast each night. Rain chances 
 arrive for the second half of the weekend.
 
 
 
 Jackson WV-
 Including the cities of Ravenswood and Ripley
 248 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026
 
                       Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          
 
 Cloud cover           Clear        Clear        Mclear       Mclear       
 Precip type           None         None         None         None         
 Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
 Min/Max TEMP          46           74           49           72           
 Max/Min RH %          100          41           95           39           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
 Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
 Precip duration                                                           
 Precip begin                                                              
 Precip end                                                                
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             3800                      3580         
 Transport wnd (mph)                SW  9                     N  7         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)                  28060                     20390        
 Dispersion            VERY POOR                 VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             2 VERY POOR  8 POOR       4 VERY POOR  11 POOR      
 ADI late              2 VERY POOR  41 GEN GOOD  2 VERY POOR  28 FAIR      
 Max LVORI early       7            9            4            7            
 Max LVORI late        10           2            6            3            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
 upper 60s. Light winds. 
 .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
 upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around 50.
 Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 70s.
 Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
 lower 50s. Highs around 70. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.