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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
314 AM EDT Sat Sep 27 2025

.DISCUSSION...

A wave of low pressure is moving northeast along a stalled 
front in the piedmont of Virginia this morning. This will 
bring periods of rain to the region today especially for areas
along and east of the Blue Ridge. The precipitation will be more
showery in nature for areas weest of the Blue Ridge. 
After today, somewhat drier weather is expected for the
remainder of the weekend with only a slight chance for showers.

Next week, a tropical system will move toward the 
southeast coast and could bring more rain to parts of the 
region during the week. Much drier cooler weather will be 
introduced later in the week by high pressure dropping south 
from Canada.

NCZ018-272015-
Watauga-
Including the city of Boone
314 AM EDT Sat Sep 27 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     70           70           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           30           
Max/Min Temp          70           56           72           
Min/Max RH %          78           100          70           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NE  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      E  5         
Precip Amount         0.39         0.20         0.01         
Precip Duration       5            1            1            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   12 AM        Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2810                      3640         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W  2                      NE  9        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    5620                      32760        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         9 Poor       11 Poor      29 Fair      
Max ADI Late          13 Gen Poor  4 Very Poor  36 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       9            9            8            
Max LVORI Late        5            8            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 89 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 91 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 76 percent. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
East winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 67 percent. East
winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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