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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
222 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Will have two opportunities for showers into next week. One
system brings showers in late Sunday into early Monday, with
another Wednesday. However, rainfall amounts from both these
systems will not be a lot, but some wetting rains can be expected.

Temperatures will drop below normal early next week, then moderate
to normal.

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NCZ004-100815-
Stokes-
Including the city of Danbury
222 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          51           83           54           70           
Max/Min RH %          89           30           94           55           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         Lgt/Var      SW  3        N  5         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  4        Lgt/Var      N  6         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.04         
Precip Duration                                              6            
Precip Begin                                                 6 AM         
Precip End                                                   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 8990                      3180         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 12                      NE 13        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 107880                    41340        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         79 Good      17 Gen Poor  93 Good      39 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  112 Very Good4 Very Poor  49 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            6            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        6            1            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 30 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 50. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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