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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 237 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Warm afternoons with cool nights can be expected this week, with 
 showers and thunderstorms possible at times. 
 
 Precipitation chances increase as a front approaches the area on 
 Wednesday. The front retreats north Wednesday night into Thursday, 
 then a passing system pulls the boundary back towards the area later 
 in the week.
 
 
 Doddridge-
 Including the city of West Union
 237 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026
 
                       Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          
 
 Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
 Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
 Chance precip (%)     50           60           80           30           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           50           20           
 Min/Max TEMP          62           77           58           84           
 Max/Min RH %          84           55           96           40           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                SW  5                     Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   SW  7 G20    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  6        
 Precip amount         0.01         0.14         0.27         0.00         
 Precip duration       1            3            3            1            
 Precip begin          1 AM         Continuing   Continuing   2 PM         
 Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   2 AM         Continuing   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             4310                      7180         
 Transport wnd (mph)                SW 13                     SW 20        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)                  44110                     124790       
 Dispersion            POOR                      VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             15 GEN POOR  24 FAIR      8 POOR       62 GOOD      
 ADI late              7 POOR       39 FAIR      2 VERY POOR  146 VERY GOOD
 Max LVORI early       3            5            6            7            
 Max LVORI late        4            3            8            1            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the lower 60s.
 Highs in the upper 70s. South winds around 5 mph. 
 .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain likely. Lows around 60. Highs in
 the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Much cooler. Lows in
 the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid
 50s. North winds 15 to 20 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid
 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.