Strong Gusty Winds and Snow Showers Continue Early Tonight Across the Northern Mountains

Snow showers continue through early tonight across the northern mountains, with additional light snow accumulations of 1-2" possible across the higher elevations. Additionally, strong winds of 35 to 50 mph may cause isolated tree damage and/or power outages, along with blowing/drifting of snow, especially across the higher ridges. Read More >

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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 456 PM EST Sun Jan 11 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Snow showers continue across the mountains into tonight, with up to 
 an additional few inches possible across the western slopes of the 
 northern mountains before drier conditions quickly move in by early 
 Monday morning. Strong wind gusts across the area will begin to 
 taper this evening, but will persist through much of the night 
 across the mountains, with building high pressure relaxing winds 
 along the higher terrain by late tonight.
 
 Temperatures moderate amid dry weather early in the new work week, 
 ahead of another cold front arriving midweek that could bring rain, 
 then snow showers.
 
 
 Upshur-
 Including the city of Buckhannon
 456 PM EST Sun Jan 11 2026
 
                       Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          
 
 Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
 Precip type           Snow Showers None         None         None         
 Chance precip (%)     30           0            0            0            
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
 Min/Max TEMP          20           38           27           48           
 Max/Min RH %          87           45           73           43           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                SW  7 G17                 SW  5        
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W 10 G26     SW  7 G17    Lgt/Var      SW  7 G18    
 Precip amount         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00         
 Precip duration       2                                                   
 Precip begin          6 PM                                                
 Precip end            3 AM                                                
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             3080                      2800         
 Transport wnd (mph)                SW 12                     SW 10        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)                  41170                     43000        
 Dispersion            FAIR                      POOR                      
 ADI early             21 FAIR      27 FAIR      4 VERY POOR  22 FAIR      
 ADI late              12 POOR      31 FAIR      3 VERY POOR  29 FAIR      
 Max LVORI early       4            4            3            3            
 Max LVORI late        4            2            3            2            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .WEDNESDAY...Rain. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 40s.
 South winds around 5 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Snow and rain. Colder. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs
 in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
 .FRIDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow. Lows around
 16. Highs in the lower 30s. Southwest winds 20 to 25 mph. 
 .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows in the
 lower 20s. Highs in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow. Lows around 18. Highs
 in the upper 20s. West winds 15 to 20 mph.

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