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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
212 PM EDT Sun Jul 6 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Remnants of Chantal will move north out of North Carolina this
evening and into Virginia tonight. Rain, heavy at times, will
fall mainly east of the mountains. A daily chance of rain and
thunderstorms is expected through the weekend.

VAZ035-070815-
Amherst-
Including the city of Amherst
212 PM EDT Sun Jul 6 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     60           50           40           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           40           60           
Min/Max Temp          68           92           69           94           
Max/Min RH %          99           51           93           52           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  4        
Precip Amount         0.44         0.14         0.00         0.04         
Precip Duration       7            2            0            3            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   8 PM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5280                      7420         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  1                     W  8         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 5280                      59360        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         18 Gen Poor  4 Very Poor  11 Poor      23 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  12 Poor      2 Very Poor  50 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       7            9            6            6            
Max LVORI Late        9            3            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in
the upper 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in
the mid 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows
in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
65 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
59 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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

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