Flood Watch Into Friday Morning for Portions of the Middle Ohio Valley

Another round of rainfall today may result in additional flooding, especially in low-lying and flood-prone locations over the Mid Ohio Valley, where the ground is saturated. Isolated flash flooding could also occur anywhere a more persistent, heavy rainfall occurs. Please keep updated on the latest forecast and remember - Turn Around, Don't Drown! Read More >

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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 136 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Showers and thunderstorms will sweep across southeast Ohio and 
 northern West Virginia this afternoon and tonight. A Flood Watch 
 remains in effect across northwestern West Virginia and southeast 
 Ohio through Friday morning.
 
 Friday will bring a break in the rain along with early summer-like 
 temperatures. High temperatures will reach the upper 70s to lower 
 80s on Friday and Saturday, which will likely challenge daily 
 records. A strong cold front will arrive on Saturday afternoon, 
 bringing another round of showers and thunderstorms. A few of these 
 storms could be strong to severe.
 
 
 Upshur-
 Including the city of Buckhannon
 136 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026
 
                       Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          
 
 Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mcldy        
 Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        None         Tstms        
 Chance precip (%)     90           50           0            80           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 40           20           0            20           
 Min/Max TEMP          55           73           58           76           
 Max/Min RH %          99           60           84           55           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   SW  6 G20    
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  9 G21    
 Precip amount         0.45         0.08         0.00         0.20         
 Precip duration       8            2                         6            
 Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing                7 AM         
 Precip end            Continuing   6 PM                      Continuing   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             3710                      4860         
 Transport wnd (mph)                SW  8                     SW 21        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)                  27890                     93920        
 Dispersion            POOR                      VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             5 VERY POOR  11 POOR      2 VERY POOR  42 GEN GOOD  
 ADI late              3 VERY POOR  28 FAIR      3 VERY POOR  65 GOOD      
 Max LVORI early       6            9            4            4            
 Max LVORI late        9            4            5            1            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .SUNDAY...Rain. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 60s.
 Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
 .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 70.
 Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely and a chance of
 thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
 Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows around 60.
 Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Rain. Much cooler. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in
 the lower 50s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.

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