Fire Weather Forecast - Pulaski County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
216 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front extends from western Pennsylvania to central
Tennessee. This front will move east triggering numerous 
showers and thunderstorms across the Mid-Atlantic states. 
Storms may contain torrential downpours and gusty winds. 
Slightly cooler and less humid air will move into the region by 
Thursday, followed by a seasonally warm but pleasant holiday 
weekend. No rain is expected over the 4th of July weekend, but 
it looks like the typical summertime daily afternoon 
thunderstorm pattern returns for next week.

VAZ013-020830-
Pulaski-
Including the cities of Radford and Pulaski
216 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     80           40           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 80           40           0            0            
Min/Max Temp          64           84           61           84           
Max/Min RH %          100          58           99           48           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      N  3         Lgt/Var      NW  4        
Precip Amount         0.50         0.06         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       8            2                                      
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   6 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4940                      5990         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  8                     NW  7        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 39520                     41930        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         22 Fair      38 Fair      49 Gen Good  48 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  44 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  55 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       9            9            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        10           3            8            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 47 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 49 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
RH 51 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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