Strong to Severe Thunderstorms Possible This Afternoon and Evening

An approaching cold front will bring scattered strong to severe thunderstorms to our area later this afternoon and into the evening. Wind gusts of 58 mph or greater are the primary hazard and could down trees or cause power outages. A few instances of marginally severe hail are also possible. Read More >

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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 248 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Scattered showers and strong to severe storms prevail into the 
 evening ahead of a cold frontal passage. The main threats will be 
 damaging wind and isolated flash flooding. However we cannot rule 
 out hail. The severe threat diminishes tonight, followed by the cold 
 frontal passage is expected by early Sunday morning. A few lingering 
 showers are possible in the overnight hours and through Sunday, 
 especially in the northeast mountains. 
 
 Quiet weather begins Sunday afternoon for much of the area which 
 will continue into midweek with below seasonable temperatures 
 expected.
 
 
 Barbour-
 Including the cities of Philippi and Belington
 248 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
 
                       Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          
 
 Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
 Precip type           Tstms        Showers      Showers      None         
 Chance precip (%)     80           20           20           0            
 Chance of Thunder (%) 50           0            0            0            
 Min/Max TEMP          59           73           55           72           
 Max/Min RH %          100          63           99           54           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                W  5                      Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  8         Lgt/Var      W  7         
 Precip amount         0.22         0.00         0.00         0.00         
 Precip duration       5            1            1                         
 Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   6 PM                      
 Precip end            Continuing   5 PM         5 AM                      
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             5040                      5740         
 Transport wnd (mph)                W 13                      W 14         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)                  62460                     71280        
 Dispersion            POOR                      POOR                      
 ADI early             5 VERY POOR  19 GEN POOR  6 VERY POOR  60 GEN GOOD  
 ADI late              5 VERY POOR  69 GOOD      2 VERY POOR  87 GOOD      
 Max LVORI early       9            9            8            9            
 Max LVORI late        9            4            9            1            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
 70s. Light winds. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
 lower 80s. South winds around 5 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
 Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to
 10 mph. 
 .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower
 80s. West winds around 5 mph. 
 .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
 lower 80s. North winds around 5 mph.

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