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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
212 PM EDT Mon Oct 26 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather is expected through the end of the month with near to 
slightly above normal temperatures. 

The next appreciable chance for rainfall looks to be early
November. 

Thankfully no very gusty winds or very low RH values are expected 
through the end of the month.

NCZ004-270815-
Stokes-
Including the city of Danbury
212 PM EDT Mon Oct 26 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          40           73           43           69           
Max/Min RH %          100          40           100          54           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      E  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4050                      3500         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE  7                     E  6         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 28350                     21000        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         3 Very Poor  23 Fair      10 Poor      26 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  34 Fair      2 Very Poor  26 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            10           6            9            
Max LVORI Late        10           2            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Light
winds. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Light winds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Light winds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Light
winds. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around 70.
Minimum RH 67 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 70s. Minimum RH 59 percent. North winds around 5 mph.

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