A Flood Watch is in Effect Until 1 PM Wednesday for Much of the Forecast Area

Rounds of rain today into Wednesday are expected to produce 0.75-2.00 inches of rainfall across portions of the region. This may result in flooding issues in some areas, especially in low-lying and flood-prone locations. Isolated flash flooding could also occur given more persistent/heavy rainfall. Please keep updated on the latest forecast and remember - Turn Around, Don't Drown! Read More >

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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 236 PM EST Tue Mar 3 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Rounds of rain are expected for the span of the week. A warming 
 trend kicks off today and goes into the weekend. Will have to 
 monitor for potential flooding this week given repeated rainfall and 
 snow melt across the mountains.
 
 
 Ritchie-
 Including the cities of Harrisville and Pennsboro
 236 PM EST Tue Mar 3 2026
 
                       Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          
 
 Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
 Precip type           Rain         Rain         Tstms        Rain         
 Chance precip (%)     100          90           80           70           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            20           0            
 Min/Max TEMP          50           59           54           72           
 Max/Min RH %          100          87           94           60           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  6        
 Precip amount         0.65         0.32         0.24         0.22         
 Precip duration       12           9            11           9            
 Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
 Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             1680                      3340         
 Transport wnd (mph)                S  6                      SW 18        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)                  8570                      54170        
 Dispersion            POOR                      VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             5 VERY POOR  4 VERY POOR  1 VERY POOR  27 FAIR      
 ADI late              2 VERY POOR  11 POOR      2 VERY POOR  44 GEN GOOD  
 Max LVORI early       7            9            8            6            
 Max LVORI late        10           6            7            3            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the mid 50s.
 Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
 .SATURDAY...Rain and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper
 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain likely. Lows in the lower 50s.
 Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the lower 50s.
 Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the lower
 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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