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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
249 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025

.DISCUSSION...
A lingering warm and unstable airmass remains in place through 
Tuesday. A cold front will move through the region 
late Tuesday, which will bring a slightly cooler and less humid
airmass into the region by Thursday. Until then, expect 
scattered to numerous afternoon and evening showers and 
thunderstorms, some of which may contain very heavy rain, 
resulting in localized flooding, as well as isolated severe 
storms causing wind damage. Storms Tuesday may pose the greatest
threat with respect to severe weather, especially across the 
Piedmont.

WVZ044-010815-
Monroe-
Including the city of Union
249 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     60           90           90           10           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           70           70           0            
Min/Max Temp          65           82           63           84           
Max/Min RH %          99           74           100          56           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3        SW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  4        Lgt/Var      NW  3        
Precip Amount         0.09         0.19         0.11         0.00         
Precip Duration       3            5            3            0            
Precip Begin          6 PM         8 AM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            6 AM         Continuing   2 AM         6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3710                      6340         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 10                     NW  3        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 37100                     19020        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         30 Fair      29 Fair      25 Fair      20 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  39 Fair      4 Very Poor  28 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            8            8            10           
Max LVORI Late        9            3            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum RH 49 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 46 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum RH 52 percent. Southwest 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 60 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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