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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 336 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Daily chances of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms 
 will persist amid warm and muggy conditions this week. Locally heavy 
 downpours could lead to some instances of flooding, particularly as 
 the ground becomes saturated by successive days of rain.
 
 There is also a small risk of an isolated storm or two producing 
 strong gusty winds today or Thursday.
 
 Lowland areas will consistently see highs in the upper 80s to mid 
 90s this week with heat indices in the mid to upper 90s given the 
 muggy conditions.
 
 
 McDowell-
 Including the cities of Welch, Gary, and War
 336 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025
 
                       Today        Tonight      Thu          
 
 Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
 Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
 Chance precip (%)     40           60           70           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 40           50           60           
 Max/Min TEMP          90           68           88           
 Min/Max RH %          55           99           67           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  5        
 Precip amount         0.01         0.16         0.08         
 Precip duration       1            3            4            
 Precip begin          11 AM        Continuing   8 AM         
 Precip end            Continuing   4 AM         Continuing   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6060                      4320         
 Transport wnd (mph)   SW 12                     SW  7        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     63630                     29250        
 Dispersion                         POOR                      
 ADI early             46 GEN GOOD  7 POOR       36 FAIR      
 ADI late              81 GOOD      3 VERY POOR  33 FAIR      
 Max LVORI early       8            7            8            
 Max LVORI late        1            8            3            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with thunderstorms likely and a chance of
 showers. Lows around 70. Highs in the lower 80s. Light winds. 
 .SATURDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Lows in the upper
 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
 .SUNDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
 upper 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
 thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. West
 winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
 Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds
 5 to 10 mph.

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