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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
1230 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front pushes through the area late tonight and Sunday, 
bringing a widespread chance for rainfall and thunderstorms
through the weekend. Rainfall amounts will be between a tenth to a
half an inch for this weekend, the higher end of the amounts in 
the mountains, lower in the Piedmont. Additional chances for 
widespread wetting rainfall begins Tuesday. Above normal 
temperatures are expected to continue across the region through 
the period. Minimum RH values will be over 50% today and tomorrow,
lower on Monday, in the 30 to 40% range, then again increasing to
above 45% areawide by Wednesday. There are currently no fire 
weather concerns at this time.

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NCZ001-080915-
Ashe-
Including the city of West Jefferson
1230 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     60           70           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           20           0            0            
Min/Max Temp          54           64           46           68           
Max/Min RH %          96           67           95           36           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  5        W  6 G19     Lgt/Var      W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  5 G17     W  7 G18     Lgt/Var      W  5         
Precip Amount         0.13         0.04         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       4            6                                      
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   6 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3840                      5980         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 24                      W 10         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 92160                     59800        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         10 Poor      59 Gen Good  11 Poor      30 Fair      
Max ADI Late          10 Poor      63 Good      3 Very Poor  67 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            5            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        5            3            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 51 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Much cooler.
Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in
the upper 20s. Highs around 50. Minimum RH 36 percent. Southwest
winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in the
upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 43 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph.

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