Northwest Pocahontas, WV Fire Weather Outlook

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 Fire Weather Planning Forecast
 National Weather Service Charleston WV
 236 PM EST Fri Mar 6 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 weather returns for Sunday, but the warmup 
 begins again on Monday.
 
 
 Northwest Pocahontas-
 Including the city of Snowshoe
 236 PM EST Fri Mar 6 2026
 
                       Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          
 
 Cloud cover           Mclear       Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
 Precip type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Rain         
 Chance precip (%)     0            50           90           50           
 Chance of Thunder (%) 0            30           30           0            
 Min/Max TEMP          50           69           48           57           
 Max/Min RH %          98           63           100          58           
 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                SW  6 G23                 W  9 G25     
 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  9 G24    SW  8 G24    W  8 G24     
 Precip amount         0.00         0.05         0.21         0.11         
 Precip duration                    1            11           3            
 Precip begin                       10 AM        Continuing   Continuing   
 Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
 Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             6170                      3850         
 Transport wnd (mph)                SW 21                     W 12         
 Vent rate (kt-ft)                  158520                    43970        
 Dispersion            POOR                      FAIR                      
 ADI early             3 VERY POOR  34 FAIR      13 GEN POOR  22 FAIR      
 ADI late              5 VERY POOR  63 GOOD      15 GEN POOR  27 FAIR      
 Max LVORI early       6            6            5            5            
 Max LVORI late        7            3            5            3            
 
 Remarks...None.
 
 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
 70s. Light winds. 
 .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the lower
 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
 .WEDNESDAY...Rain. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 70.
 Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
 .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely and a chance of snow.
 Cooler. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs around 50. Northwest winds
 15 to 20 mph. 
 .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper
 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

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