Fire Weather Forecast - Summers County, WV

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
118 PM EST Thu Jan 8 2026

.DISCUSSION... 

Moisture increases with low clouds arriving late tonight in 
the mountains and foothills. Wetting rains of 1 to 2 inches 
are likely in the Friday to Saturday night time frame. 
Turning colder behind the front Sunday into early next week.

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WVZ043-090915-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
118 PM EST Thu Jan 8 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Rain         Showers      Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            80           90           100          
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            20           
Min/Max Temp          42           61           51           61           
Max/Min RH %          94           78           100          85           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  5 G17    SE  5 G17    Lgt/Var      S  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  5 G17    S  5         Lgt/Var      SW  5        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.23         0.30         0.60         
Precip Duration                    4            6            12           
Precip Begin                       11 AM        Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1950                      1690         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 10                      NW  5        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 19500                     8450         
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         7 Poor       14 Gen Poor  3 Very Poor  4 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          7 Poor       20 Gen Poor  3 Very Poor  8 Poor       
Max LVORI Early       3            6            8            9            
Max LVORI Late        5            5            10           9            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and a chance of
snow. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 30s. Minimum RH
54 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of snow. Lows in the
lower 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH 44 percent. West
winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper
40s. Minimum RH 41 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the lower
30s. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Colder.
Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 30s. Minimum RH
68 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal.  Precipitation near normal.

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