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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 236 AM EST Sat Mar 7 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Record-breaking heat will continue through Saturday with 
 temperatures feeling more like May than early March. A strong cold 
 front will move through Saturday afternoon and evening, bringing a 
 line of thunderstorms. Some of these storms could be severe, with 
 the main threat being damaging wind gusts. We are also watching the 
 potential for a few tornadoes and heavy rain that could lead to 
 flash flooding, especially in southeast Ohio and northern West 
 Virginia. Much cooler and drier weather returns for Sunday, but the 
 warmup begins again on Monday.
 
 
 Northwest Raleigh-
 Including the cities of Bradley, Prosperity, and Sophia
 236 AM EST Sat Mar 7 2026
 
                       Today        Tonight      Sun          
 
 Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
 Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Rain         
 Chance precip (%)     60           90           80           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 30           30           0            
 Max/Min TEMP          79           53           64           
 Min/Max RH %          48           100          59           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   S  6 G20                  W  5         
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   SW  9 G21    SW  6 G17    W  5         
 Precip amount         0.03         0.13         0.10         
 Precip duration       1            10           6            
 Precip begin          1 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
 Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6330                      5540         
 Transport wnd (mph)   SW 24                     W 12         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     144910                    55340        
 Dispersion                         POOR                      
 ADI early             70 GOOD      18 GEN POOR  14 GEN POOR  
 ADI late              112 VERY GOOD8 POOR       63 GOOD      
 Max LVORI early       5            6            7            
 Max LVORI late        1            9            4            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70.
 Light winds. 
 .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the mid 50s.
 Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the lower
 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Windy, rain. Much cooler. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs
 in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph. 
 .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 30. Highs in the mid 50s.
 South winds 15 to 20 mph.

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