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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 248 AM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Dry weather with a warming trend can be expected through Thursday. 
 Expect warm afternoons and cool nights. Temperatures by Thursday 
 afternoon will be in the 80s for all but the higher elevations. 
 
 A cold front will bring widespread showers and possible 
 thunderstorms, for Friday into the weekend.
 
 
 Ritchie-
 Including the cities of Harrisville and Pennsboro
 248 AM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026
 
                       Today        Tonight      Fri          
 
 Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
 Precip type           None         None         Showers      
 Chance precip (%)     0            0            90           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
 Max/Min TEMP          84           64           79           
 Min/Max RH %          49           81           71           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  5         
 Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.21         
 Precip duration                                 4            
 Precip begin                                    8 AM         
 Precip end                                      Continuing   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4600                      3300         
 Transport wnd (mph)   SW 14                     NW 13        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     54250                     40140        
 Dispersion                         VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             15 GEN POOR  5 VERY POOR  37 FAIR      
 ADI late              70 GOOD      4 VERY POOR  39 FAIR      
 Max LVORI early       5            4            4            
 Max LVORI late        2            4            5            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .SATURDAY...Showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper
 60s. North winds around 5 mph. 
 .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid
 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
 upper 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
 lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
 upper 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

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