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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
305 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Moisture begins to decrease tomorrow and especially Monday, with
minimum RH values dropping to around 50 to 60 percent. This is
still not very dry but it will be noticeable. A few showers and
storms are possible tomorrow afternoon and evening, with much more
widespread activity late Monday into Tuesday with a warm and cold
frontal passage. Some storms may be severe. Fire weather concerns
will be low with continued rain chances.

NCZ004-260830-
Stokes-
Including the city of Danbury
305 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     30           30           30           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            30           30           0            
Min/Max Temp          63           84           63           87           
Max/Min RH %          100          57           100          55           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.04         0.04         0.00         
Precip Duration       0            1            1                         
Precip Begin          6 PM         2 PM         Continuing                
Precip End            8 PM         Continuing   1 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3990                      4650         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  3                     SW  6        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 11970                     27900        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         6 Very Poor  9 Poor       9 Poor       18 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  16 Gen Poor  1 Very Poor  34 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       10           10           8            10           
Max LVORI Late        10           3            8            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. North
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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