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Fire Weather Planning Forecast
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1226 PM EST Fri Jan 9 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Showers return to the area today and will continue at times through
Saturday. Rainfall may be moderate to heavy at times with up to 1 to
2 inches falling in and near the mountains Friday into Saturday.
Another change-up arrives by Sunday, with a strong front knocking
temperatures back to more seasonable levels, and the chance for
snow, particularly across the mountains, where light accumulations
could occur.
Temperatures moderate amid dry weather early next week, ahead of
another cold front arriving midweek that could bring rain, then snow
showers.
Doddridge-
Including the city of West Union
1226 PM EST Fri Jan 9 2026
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type None Rain Rain Snow
Chance precip (%) 0 90 90 50
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max TEMP 42 56 29 34
Max/Min RH % 97 85 96 58
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var W 9 G23
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 7 G18 W 11 G24
Precip amount 0.00 0.36 0.08 0.02
Precip duration 10 6 2
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing 7 AM
Precip end Continuing 1 AM 6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1470 5770
Transport wnd (mph) SW 8 W 31
Vent rate (kt-ft) 12090 166570
Dispersion POOR FAIR
ADI early 6 VERY POOR 4 VERY POOR 25 FAIR 97 GOOD
ADI late 1 VERY POOR 11 POOR 25 FAIR 101 VERY GOOD
Max LVORI early 6 9 6 4
Max LVORI late 7 8 4 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the
upper 30s. West winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper
40s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely and a chance of snow.
Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 40s. Southwest winds 15 to
20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow, rain likely and a chance of
freezing rain. Colder. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs around 30.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 18. Highs in the mid 30s.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.