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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 241 PM EST Fri Feb 6 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Snow, heavy at times is expected through Saturday morning. 
 Accumulation amounts will range from 2 to 4 inches in the lower 
 elevations to as much as 4 to 8 inches along the higher terrain. 
 This disturbance is also anticipated to stir up strong wind gusts 
 along the mountains for the start of the weekend, in addition to 
 dangerously low temperatures and wind chills settling overhead for 
 Saturday into Sunday. 
 
 A significant warm-up is forecast for early next week, with rain and 
 potential for localized flooding on the horizon for the middle of 
 next week.
 
 
 McDowell-
 Including the cities of Welch, Gary, and War
 241 PM EST Fri Feb 6 2026
 
                       Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          
 
 Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mcldy        
 Precip type           Snow         Flurries     None         None         
 Chance precip (%)     90           20           0            0            
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
 Min/Max TEMP          7            21           6            32           
 Max/Min RH %          100          46           88           40           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                NW 10 G26                 Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  9 G23    NW  9 G23    NW  5 G19    Lgt/Var      
 Precip amount         0.07         0.00         0.00         0.00         
 Precip duration       8            1                                      
 Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing                             
 Precip end            Continuing   11 AM                                  
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             4040                      2090         
 Transport wnd (mph)                NW 17                     W  2         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)                  67630                     5870         
 Dispersion            FAIR                      POOR                      
 ADI early             24 FAIR      50 GEN GOOD  7 POOR       4 VERY POOR  
 ADI late              33 FAIR      61 GOOD      2 VERY POOR  5 VERY POOR  
 Max LVORI early       5            3            4            6            
 Max LVORI late        4            1            6            2            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 13. Highs in the lower 40s.
 Light winds. 
 .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
 lower 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper
 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Colder. Lows
 in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 10 to
 15 mph. 
 .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Lows in
 the lower 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 10 to
 15 mph.

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