Kanawha, WV Fire Weather Outlook

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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 241 PM EST Sun Feb 8 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Arctic high pressure will maintain frigid weather tonight into 
 Monday morning, with temperatures in the single digits either side 
 of zero. 
 
 A significant warm-up is forecast for the start of the new work 
 week. A cold front could bring rain showers Tuesday night into early 
 Wednesday, followed by slightly below normal temperatures and dry 
 weather through Thursday, although these temperatures will still be 
 a significant departure from the well-below normal temperatures of 
 the past three weeks.
 
 Systems could then bring rain and snow later in the week, as 
 temperatures return to near normal.
 
 This weather pattern should promote an orderly melt of the snowpack 
 through the week.
 
 
 Kanawha-
 Including the cities of Charleston, South Charleston, 
 and Saint Albans
 241 PM EST Sun Feb 8 2026
 
                       Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          
 
 Cloud cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
 Precip type           None         None         None         None         
 Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
 Min/Max TEMP          7            45           26           58           
 Max/Min RH %          91           45           100          69           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  5        
 Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
 Precip duration                                                           
 Precip begin                                                              
 Precip end                                                                
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             3020                      3740         
 Transport wnd (mph)                SE  5                     W 24         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)                  20370                     97740        
 Dispersion            VERY POOR                 VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             1 VERY POOR  2 VERY POOR  1 VERY POOR  32 FAIR      
 ADI late              1 VERY POOR  12 POOR      2 VERY POOR  95 GOOD      
 Max LVORI early       6            5            9            9            
 Max LVORI late        7            3            10           3            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows around 30.
 Highs in the upper 30s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the
 mid 30s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
 .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the
 upper 30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the lower
 20s. Highs in the lower 40s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow. Lows in the
 upper 20s. Highs in the lower 40s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
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