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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 927 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Showers and thunderstorms will develop ahead of a slow moving cold 
 front today. Storms will be slow moving and could produce locally 
 heavy rain. Dry conditions return Thursday and Friday with pleasant 
 temperatures. A strong cold front will move through this weekend, 
 bringing a chance of storms followed by a significant drop in 
 temperatures for early next week. Get ready for some much cooler, 
 fall-like weather to start the new work week!
 
 
 Barbour-
 Including the cities of Philippi and Belington
 927 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025
 
                       Today        Tonight      Thu          
 
 Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
 Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
 Chance precip (%)     60           60           40           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 30           30           20           
 Max/Min TEMP          83           64           82           
 Min/Max RH %          68           100          66           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
 Precip amount         0.09         0.05         0.06         
 Precip duration       4            2            2            
 Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing   8 AM         
 Precip end            Continuing   10 PM        6 PM         
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4510                      4690         
 Transport wnd (mph)   W  1                      NE  7        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     5640                      28480        
 Dispersion                         VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             8 POOR       2 VERY POOR  19 GEN POOR  
 ADI late              11 POOR      1 VERY POOR  26 FAIR      
 Max LVORI early       7            10           10           
 Max LVORI late        4            10           3            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid
 80s. Light winds. 
 .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
 Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to
 10 mph. 
 .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
 Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to
 10 mph. 
 .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
 lower 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.