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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
802 PM EDT Wed Oct 1 2025

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure building in from the north will result in an
extended period of dry and more seasonable weather through 
the upcoming weekend. No chance of rain until the middle
of next week.

VAZ016-020845-
Carroll-
Including the city of Galax
802 PM EDT Wed Oct 1 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          45           67           45           69           
Max/Min RH %          99           46           92           47           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E  4         Lgt/Var      SE  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SE  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3510                      3260         
Transport Wnd (mph)                E  8                      SE  2        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 28080                     6520         
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         15 Gen Poor  32 Fair      23 Fair      6 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  34 Fair      5 Very Poor  9 Poor       
Max LVORI Early       5            9            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        8            1            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 56 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 70.
Minimum RH 71 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum RH 72 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 74 percent. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 74 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.

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