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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 248 PM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 High pressure will rule our weather this week with dry and sunny 
 weather each day, and patchy dense river valley fog each night. 
 Frost is expected to affect the northeastern mountains of West 
 Virginia tonight, where a Frost Advisory is in effect. Frost will be 
 possible once again for those areas Wednesday morning.
 
 
 Southeast Nicholas-
 Including the city of Richwood
 248 PM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026
 
                       Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          
 
 Cloud cover           Mclear       Clear        Clear        Mclear       
 Precip type           None         None         None         None         
 Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
 Min/Max TEMP          37           64           42           70           
 Max/Min RH %          96           40           97           49           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
 Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
 Precip duration                                                           
 Precip begin                                                              
 Precip end                                                                
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             3480                      3800         
 Transport wnd (mph)                W  2                      W  6         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)                  10270                     27150        
 Dispersion            VERY POOR                 VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             3 VERY POOR  3 VERY POOR  3 VERY POOR  14 GEN POOR  
 ADI late              1 VERY POOR  9 POOR       3 VERY POOR  26 FAIR      
 Max LVORI early       7            7            5            6            
 Max LVORI late        8            2            7            2            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
 .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower
 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
 lower 70s. East winds around 5 mph. 
 .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. 
 .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.