Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall from the Midwest to the Ohio Valley; Mid-Summer Heat Continues

Severe thunderstorm and heavy rainfall threats will persist from the Midwest to Lower Great Lakes through Monday, shifting into the Ohio Valley and Central Appalachians Monday evening into Tuesday. Mid-summer heat will continue across much of the CONUS this week, with record highs possible well into the 100s across the south-central High Plains. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
227 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather will continue into next 
week with scattered showers and thunderstorms each day, 
primarily during the afternoons and evenings. The air mass will
remain humid with relative humidity values staying elevated. 
Winds should remain rather light for much of the area except in 
stronger thunderstorms. Due to the abundant moisture and
prolonged chances of rain, fire weather concerns will remain low.

NCZ004-100815-
Stokes-
Including the city of Danbury
227 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     20           0            0            40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           0            0            40           
Min/Max Temp          68           92           71           92           
Max/Min RH %          95           52           91           52           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  4         Lgt/Var      W  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.02         
Precip Duration       0                                      1            
Precip Begin          6 PM                                   2 PM         
Precip End            8 PM                                   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5220                      4530         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 10                      W 16         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 52200                     72480        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         24 Fair      38 Fair      41 Gen Good  63 Good      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  66 Good      3 Very Poor  70 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            7            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        7            1            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. West winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
56 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. North
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
64 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
64 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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