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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 248 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 A cold front moving across the area today will bring isolated to 
 scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms. A few storms may 
 produce localized strong wind gusts. Drier weather returns on Friday 
 outside of isolated showers and storms in the mountains. An extended 
 period of dry weather is then expected through Tuesday amid a steady 
 warming trend as high pressure builds over the region. Lowland high 
 temperatures will reach the upper 80s to low 90s Sunday onward.
 
 
 Mingo-
 Including the city of Williamson
 248 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026
 
                       Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          
 
 Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
 Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        None         None         
 Chance precip (%)     30           20           0            0            
 Chance of Thunder (%) 30           20           0            0            
 Min/Max TEMP          62           83           62           87           
 Max/Min RH %          100          59           100          45           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
 Precip amount         0.04         0.01         0.00         0.00         
 Precip duration       2            1                                      
 Precip begin          6 PM         12 PM                                  
 Precip end            5 AM         6 PM                                   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             5180                      7020         
 Transport wnd (mph)                N  8                      E  3         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)                  41080                     34440        
 Dispersion            VERY POOR                 VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             2 VERY POOR  9 POOR       3 VERY POOR  19 GEN POOR  
 ADI late              1 VERY POOR  49 GEN GOOD  1 VERY POOR  29 FAIR      
 Max LVORI early       9            10           8            10           
 Max LVORI late        10           3            10           2            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
 80s. Light winds. 
 .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper
 80s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
 upper 80s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Highs in the upper
 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows around 70.
 Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.