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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.