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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
235 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front approaching the region overnight will keep
the potential for showers and a few storms in the forecast.
Coverage of showers and storms will increase on Sunday as the
cold front crosses the region. Lingering showers will continue
into Monday behind the front. Not until Tuesday will much of 
the region be precipiation-free, and remain that way through
Thursday

Temperatures will cool through Monday then rebound to values
above normal by the middle to latter half of next week.

NCZ004-120815-
Stokes-
Including the city of Danbury
235 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     40           70           80           90           
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           70           70           50           
Min/Max Temp          65           82           63           75           
Max/Min RH %          100          76           100          93           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NE  3        NE  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NE  3        Lgt/Var      NE  5        
Precip Amount         0.09         0.11         0.25         0.34         
Precip Duration       1            3            7            12           
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3690                      2270         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE  6                     NE 13        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 22140                     29510        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         28 Fair      19 Gen Poor  25 Fair      22 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  23 Fair      8 Poor       32 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       7            10           8            8            
Max LVORI Late        10           4            9            5            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
51 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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