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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 237 PM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 A cold front brings potential for storms this afternoon and evening, 
 with a conditional wetting rain into tonight. Temperatures remain 
 unusually warm today, then the front ushers in much colder air with 
 potential for critically low minimum afternoon relative humidity 
 percentages in the 20s Monday and Tuesday of next week.
 
 
 
 Barbour-
 Including the cities of Philippi and Belington
 237 PM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026
 
                       Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          
 
 Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
 Precip type           Tstms        None         Showers      Showers      
 Chance precip (%)     100          0            50           20           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 50           0            0            0            
 Min/Max TEMP          37           54           32           48           
 Max/Min RH %          94           31           80           32           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                W  9 G22                  NW  6 G17    
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  6 G17     W 11 G23     W  7 G21     NW  8 G18    
 Precip amount         0.52         0.00         0.03         0.00         
 Precip duration       9                         2            1            
 Precip begin          6 PM                      7 PM         Continuing   
 Precip end            6 AM                      Continuing   2 PM         
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             8760                      9110         
 Transport wnd (mph)                W 29                      NW 18        
 Vent rate (kt-ft)                  212760                    138780       
 Dispersion            POOR                      FAIR                      
 ADI early             25 FAIR      62 GOOD      29 FAIR      88 GOOD      
 ADI late              15 GEN POOR  142 VERY GOOD5 VERY POOR  141 VERY GOOD
 Max LVORI early       5            4            3            4            
 Max LVORI late        5            1            4            1            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
 upper 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
 lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
 upper 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the upper
 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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