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Fire Weather Planning Forecast National Weather Service Charleston WV 1234 PM EST Sun Jan 24 2021 .DISCUSSION... A weak wave crosses today, bringing light snow midday and early this afternoon. The snow will transition to rain across southern and central West Virginia, northeast Kentucky and southwest Virginia this afternoon. Farther north, and over the southern and central mountains, there could be a wintry mix including light freezing rain. Precipitation will transition to drizzle and freezing drizzle tonight, from west to east, as the wave exits. Unsettled weather continues into early next week, as a stronger storm system spreads mainly rain back into the region. Some wintry precipitation will mix in at times across parts of southeast Ohio, northern West Virginia and in the West Virginia mountains, and the rain may be heavy at times across southern West Virginia northeast Kentucky and southwest Virginia on Monday. Northwest Pocahontas- Including the city of Snowshoe 1235 PM EST Sun Jan 24 2021 Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type Snow/Fz Ra Frz Rain Frz Rain Showers Chance precip (%) 70 100 100 40 Min/Max TEMP 27 37 30 47 Max/Min RH % 100 90 100 79 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 8 G23 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 8 G19 SE 5 SE 7 G19 W 9 G25 Precip amount 0.13 0.66 0.67 0.04 Precip duration 6 6 10 1 Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing 3 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1020 3280 Transport wnd (mph) SE 7 W 13 Vent rate (kt-ft) 5220 38100 Dispersion FAIR POOR LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 2 2 2 3 ADI early 10 POOR 6 VERY POOR ADI late 9 POOR 6 VERY POOR Max LVORI early 5 8 Max LVORI late 7 8 REMARKS...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow showers likely and a chance of rain showers. Colder. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 18. Highs in the mid 30s. West winds 15 to 20 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid 40s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.