Ritchie, WV Fire Weather Outlook



 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 435 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Showers and storms will be possible this afternoon with breaks in 
 the cloud coverage allowing temperatures to climb above seasonable 
 just as yesterday. Dense fog or abundant low clouds may develop 
 this morning and once again on Friday morning. 
 
 Drier, quiet and warmer weather returns Friday, and will continue 
 through the weekend with a weak ridge of high pressure taking 
 control. Weak disturbances moving through the ridge will bring 
 clouds at times, and an afternoon shower or thunderstorm actually 
 cannot be ruled out, at least for Saturday. Relative humidity 
 percentages will once again fall into the 20s and 30s Friday, and 
 then the 30s and 40s over the weekend.
 
 Afternoon minimum relative humidity percentages then climb further 
 during the next work week starting Monday, as the ridge of high 
 pressure moves east of the area and allows a more humid southerly 
 flow to become established. There is also the chance for showers, 
 and mainly afternoon thunderstorms, as disturbances, and, eventually 
 a midweek cold front, cross.
 
 
 Ritchie-
 Including the cities of Harrisville and Pennsboro
 436 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024
 
                       Today        Tonight      Fri          
 
 Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
 Precip type           Tstms        None         None         
 Chance precip (%)     30           0            0            
 Max/Min TEMP          82           56           87           
 Min/Max RH %          56           100          38           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
 Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
 Precip duration       1                                      
 Precip begin          10 AM                                  
 Precip end            6 PM                                   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5250                      6660         
 Transport wnd (mph)   N  3                      S  1         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     15980                     11160        
 Dispersion                         VERY POOR                 
 LAL                   2            1            1            
 Haines Index          3            3            3            
 ADI early             5 VERY POOR  2 VERY POOR  3 VERY POOR  
 ADI late              19 GEN POOR  1 VERY POOR  15 GEN POOR  
 Max LVORI early       10           10           10           
 Max LVORI late        4            10           3            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s.
 Light winds. 
 .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 80s.
 Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
 .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
 Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to
 10 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
 Lows around 60. Highs around 80. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows around 60.
 Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.