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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 341 PM EST Wed Jan 7 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Dry conditions expected through Thursday, under the influence of 
 high pressure.
 
 Rain returns to the area by Friday and continues through Saturday. 
 
 A change up arrives Sunday with a strong front knocking temperatures 
 back to near normal with some chances for snow, with light 
 accumulations expected across the mountains.
 
 
 Braxton-
 Including the cities of Sutton, Gassaway, and Burnsville
 341 PM EST Wed Jan 7 2026
 
                       Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          
 
 Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
 Precip type           None         None         None         Rain         
 Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            80           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
 Min/Max TEMP          34           61           50           65           
 Max/Min RH %          100          40           78           69           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   S  6 G22     
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  5 G19     
 Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.16         
 Precip duration                                              6            
 Precip begin                                                 7 AM         
 Precip end                                                   Continuing   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             2280                      3380         
 Transport wnd (mph)                SE  3                     SW 18        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)                  11700                     65070        
 Dispersion            VERY POOR                 POOR                      
 ADI early             1 VERY POOR  2 VERY POOR  5 VERY POOR  39 FAIR      
 ADI late              1 VERY POOR  8 POOR       8 POOR       50 GEN GOOD  
 Max LVORI early       9            10           3            4            
 Max LVORI late        10           2            4            4            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .SATURDAY...Rain. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 60s.
 South winds around 5 mph. 
 .SUNDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Much colder.
 Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 30s. West winds 20 to
 25 mph. 
 .MONDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in
 the upper 30s. West winds 15 to 25 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid
 40s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
 lower 30s. Highs in the mid 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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