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Fire Weather Planning Forecast
National Weather Service Charleston WV
248 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026
.DISCUSSION...
High pressure will continue to bring hot weather through Friday,
with Heat Advisories in effect.
A cold front to the north will bring showers and storms at times
late this afternoon through Saturday as it slowly moves southward.
Some storms late late today and Friday may be strong to severe, with
the primary hazard being damaging winds. Drier weather, with more
seasonable temperatures, arrives by Sunday, and continues
through the remainder of the Labor Day Holiday weekend.
Doddridge-
Including the city of West Union
248 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026
Today Tonight Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 20 40 40
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 40 40
Max/Min TEMP 91 70 88
Min/Max RH % 51 99 63
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.03 0.06 0.01
Precip duration 1 2 2
Precip begin 11 AM Continuing 8 AM
Precip end Continuing 4 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5590 3920
Transport wnd (mph) W 7 W 6
Vent rate (kt-ft) 39030 20930
Dispersion VERY POOR
ADI early 13 GEN POOR 4 VERY POOR 6 VERY POOR
ADI late 60 GEN GOOD 1 VERY POOR 28 FAIR
Max LVORI early 8 7 10
Max LVORI late 2 9 4
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.