McDowell, WV Fire Weather Outlook

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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 236 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Showers and strong thunderstorms continue late this evening out 
 ahead of a cold front. Storms will also contain heavy downpours, and 
 could cause localized flooding, mainly in poor drainage areas. 
 
 Much cooler weather moves in overnight into Thursday morning as a 
 cold front moves through the region. This will bring the potential 
 for a wintry mix to parts of the area, primarily across the higher 
 elevations, but little accumulation is expected. Dry weather builds 
 in area wide by Thursday afternoon amid breezy winds. Mainly dry 
 weather then continues through the weekend amid a return of near to 
 above normal temperatures.
 
 
 McDowell-
 Including the cities of Welch, Gary, and War
 236 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026
 
                       Today        Tonight      Fri          
 
 Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
 Precip type           Snow/Rain    None         None         
 Chance precip (%)     100          0            0            
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
 Max/Min TEMP          46           29           60           
 Min/Max RH %          29           70           25           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  8 G22                 S  6 G34     
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  8 G21    Lgt/Var      SW 11 G36    
 Precip amount         0.25         0.00         0.00         
 Precip duration       3                                      
 Precip begin          6 AM                                   
 Precip end            11 AM                                  
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6980                      6890         
 Transport wnd (mph)   NW 22                     SW 32        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     139230                    229530       
 Dispersion                         POOR                      
 ADI early             37 FAIR      11 POOR      83 GOOD      
 ADI late              99 GOOD      3 VERY POOR  132 VERY GOOD
 Max LVORI early       5            3            3            
 Max LVORI late        1            3            1            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the
 upper 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
 .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in
 the upper 60s. South winds 15 to 20 mph. 
 .MONDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy with rain likely and a chance of
 snow. Cooler. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 50s.
 Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy. Colder. Lows around 19. Highs in
 the lower 30s. West winds 20 to 30 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 19. Highs in the lower
 40s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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