Strong to Severe Thunderstorms Possible on Sunday

A strong cold front is expected to bring rain and windy conditions to the area during the afternoon and evening possibly lasting into the night as the feature exits. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Sunday with the main threat damaging wind and localized flash flooding. Read More >

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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 341 PM EDT Sat Oct 18 2025
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Enjoy the beautiful, warm and sunny weather today. The next low 
 pressure system will arrive Sunday, bringing showers, gusty winds, 
 and possibly afternoon thunderstorms, a few of which could be on the 
 strong side. Dry weather then returns for the start of the new work 
 week amid much cooler temperatures.
 
 
 Wood-
 Including the cities of Parkersburg and Vienna
 341 PM EDT Sat Oct 18 2025
 
                       Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          
 
 Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mclear       
 Precip type           None         Showers      Tstms        None         
 Chance precip (%)     0            100          90           0            
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            20           0            
 Min/Max TEMP          60           73           42           62           
 Max/Min RH %          89           67           100          46           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                S 11 G27                  W  8         
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   S  5         SW 14 G28    SW 12 G25    W  8         
 Precip amount         0.00         0.33         0.40         0.00         
 Precip duration                    5            9                         
 Precip begin                       11 AM        Continuing                
 Precip end                         Continuing   6 AM                      
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             4000                      5480         
 Transport wnd (mph)                S 31                      W 16         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)                  124860                    78430        
 Dispersion            POOR                      GOOD                      
 ADI early             6 VERY POOR  79 GOOD      15 GEN POOR  33 FAIR      
 ADI late              9 POOR       65 GOOD      12 POOR      68 GOOD      
 Max LVORI early       6            4            6            7            
 Max LVORI late        6            4            8            1            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of rain showers. Lows in the
 lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Cooler. Lows around 40. Highs in the
 mid 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
 mid 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs around 60.
 Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around
 60. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

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