Northwest Pocahontas, WV Fire Weather Outlook

 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 526 AM EST Sat Dec 27 2025
 
 .DISCUSSION...
 Today and tonight will feature dry weather, as high pressure 
 slides just north of the area, but today will not as warm as 
 Friday, with a low overcast through much of the day.
 
 The chance for showers returns with a warm front moving up from the 
 southwest on Sunday, with the better chance for rain the 
 farther north you go, and warmer the farther south you go.
 
 A strong cold front then approaches Sunday night and whips through 
 the area early Monday morning, bringing showers with strong wind 
 gusts early, then rain changing briefly to snow as it turns much 
 colder behind the front. There may be another brief shot of snow 
 later in the day with flurries Monday night, and upslope snow 
 showers may persist in the mountains through Monday night.
 
 Strong winds also develop behind the front Monday and continue 
 Monday night into Tuesday. Peak gusts can exceed 35 mph across the 
 lowlands and 50 mph across the higher ridges.
 
 Winter will be in full control next week, with a reinforcing 
 shot of arctic air to ring in the new year while assuring a 
 prolonged period of cold weather, along with another opportunity
 for snow.
 
 
 Northwest Pocahontas-
 Including the city of Snowshoe
 526 AM EST Sat Dec 27 2025
 
                       Today        Tonight      Sun          
 
 Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
 Precip type           None         None         Rain         
 Chance precip (%)     0            0            30           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
 Max/Min TEMP          50           33           51           
 Min/Max RH %          65           100          83           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  6 G23                 S  5         
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  6 G19     
 Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
 Precip duration                                 2            
 Precip begin                                    7 AM         
 Precip end                                      Continuing   
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2150                      1670         
 Transport wnd (mph)   NW  5                     S  8         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)     7450                      13290        
 Dispersion                         VERY POOR                 
 ADI early             13 GEN POOR  3 VERY POOR  9 POOR       
 ADI late              7 POOR       5 VERY POOR  11 POOR      
 Max LVORI early       6            7            7            
 Max LVORI late        4            9            6            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .MONDAY...Rain. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 50. Southwest
 winds 10 to 15 mph. 
 .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Much colder. Lows
 around 19. Highs in the upper 20s. West winds around 15 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 20. Highs in the
 mid 30s. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows in
 the mid 20s. Highs in the lower 30s. West winds 15 to 25 mph. 
 .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 12. Highs in the mid 20s.
 West winds 15 to 20 mph.