Fire Weather Forecast - Henry County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
631 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.DISCUSSION...
West winds will gust to 20 to 25 mph especially on the ridges, 
diminishing tonight. Chances for wetting rain outside of the 
western mountains are low, and this drier pattern continues 
through Saturday at least. Temperatures remain a few degrees 
either side of normal through the week with high pressure 
returning behind the front. Beginning Sunday, temperatures 
increase to well above normal.

VAZ043-250815-
Henry-
Including the city of Martinsville
631 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          45           69           45           67           
Max/Min RH %          79           33           92           44           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  4        NE  5        E  4         E  5         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  4         E  4         E  5         SE  6        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6890                      4570         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SE  1                     SE  8        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 6890                      36560        
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         71 Good      26 Fair      17 Gen Poor  24 Fair      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  19 Gen Poor  10 Poor      31 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            4            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        3            2            4            2            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
Haines Index          5            4            4            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum RH 44 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum RH 41 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 37 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 37 percent. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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