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
250 PM EDT Thu Sep 25 2025

.DISCUSSION...
A period of unsettled weather is expected from today through
the upcoming weekend. A cold front approaching from the Ohio 
Valley is forecast to cross the mountains today and tonight, 
then stall over the eastern Mid-Atlantic this weekend. This is 
expected to bring multiple rounds of showers and a chance for
thunderstorms.

VAZ013-260815-
Pulaski-
Including the cities of Radford and Pulaski
250 PM EDT Thu Sep 25 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     70           30           50           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           30           50           50           
Min/Max Temp          60           77           60           72           
Max/Min RH %          100          64           100          79           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      E  3         
Precip Amount         0.08         0.00         0.14         0.38         
Precip Duration       1            1            2            9            
Precip Begin          6 PM         2 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            11 PM        Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4180                      1840         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  6                      E 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 25080                     22080        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         23 Fair      14 Gen Poor  8 Poor       20 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  23 Fair      2 Very Poor  21 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       9            10           9            9            
Max LVORI Late        10           3            10           5            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
70 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 78 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 82 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
mid 60s. Minimum RH 59 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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