Ritchie, WV Fire Weather Outlook

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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 241 PM EST Tue Feb 17 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Unseasonably warm weather continues the rest of the week with 
 temperatures feeling more like April than February. Today through 
 Friday will see highs in the 60s across the lower elevations. It 
 will get breezy on Wednesday as the chance for rain showers return, 
 most likely in northern West Virginia, due a system whisking by to 
 the north of the area.
 
 A stronger system is more likely to bring rain showers, even a 
 thunderstorm, toward the end of the work week, followed by colder 
 and possibly unsettled weather next weekend.
 
 
 Ritchie-
 Including the cities of Harrisville and Pennsboro
 241 PM EST Tue Feb 17 2026
 
                       Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          
 
 Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
 Precip type           None         Rain         Rain         Rain         
 Chance precip (%)     0            60           30           70           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
 Min/Max TEMP          47           60           46           62           
 Max/Min RH %          89           77           99           77           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                SW  6 G19                 Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  7 G20    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
 Precip amount         0.00         0.02         0.00         0.20         
 Precip duration                    3            2            5            
 Precip begin                       8 AM         7 PM         Continuing   
 Precip end                         3 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             2710                      3310         
 Transport wnd (mph)                SW 20                     SE 13        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)                  57900                     41030        
 Dispersion            VERY POOR                 POOR                      
 ADI early             2 VERY POOR  40 FAIR      6 VERY POOR  14 GEN POOR  
 ADI late              4 VERY POOR  43 GEN GOOD  3 VERY POOR  30 FAIR      
 Max LVORI early       6            4            7            9            
 Max LVORI late        5            4            9            4            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .FRIDAY...Rain. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast
 winds around 5 mph. 
 .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Cooler. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in
 the lower 50s. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
 .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Colder.
 Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds
 15 to 20 mph. 
 .MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows in
 the lower 20s. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 20 to
 25 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Lows around 16. Highs in the
 mid 30s. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph.
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