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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
315 AM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Warm and dry conditions are expected today. Winds will be 
gustier this afternoon ahead of an approaching cold front.

All things considered, these conditions will continue to 
support high fire danger of adverse fire behavior across the 
entire region with minimum RH values dropping into the 20-30%
range. Fire containment for new starts will be difficult 
through today. The next notable chance for any widespread 
wetting rainfall comes this evening into Sunday with a cold 
front, but amounts look very light again for most.

We cool down back to normal behind the front early next
week with a very dry airmass. Monday and Tuesday could see 
humidities in the teens. 

These aforementioned conditions will make fire containment 
increasingly difficult through next week.
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NCZ001-182015-
Ashe-
Including the city of West Jefferson
315 AM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            60           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            50           0            
Max/Min Temp          80           39           55           
Min/Max RH %          35           94           27           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      W  5         NW 16 G34    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  6        NW  8 G25    NW 14 G29    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.07         0.02         
Precip Duration                    3            3            
Precip Begin                       6 PM         Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   2 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    7100                      5030         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 15                     NW 30        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    106500                    150900       
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         93 Good      51 Gen Good  85 Good      
Max ADI Late          113 Very Good30 Fair      144 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       4            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds
15 to 20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 31 percent.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 29 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Not as cool. Lows in the mid 40s.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 33 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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