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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
154 PM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026

.DISCUSSION...
 
Rain chances return Sunday, as a southwesterly wind develops
across the region, with gusts of 20+ mph expected by the afternoon
and evening hours. Moisture and temperatures increase once again,
with afternoon showers/storms as a cold front moves into the 
area. Severe storms are expected areawide, with damaging wind
gusts expected to be the primary threat. The area looks to dry out
once again Monday through Wednesday, with severe weather possibly
returning next Thursday across the region. During these three days
early in the work week, minimum RH values look to bottom out in
the 30-40% range across the region, with locally lower values
across the Piedmont, and locally higher values across mountain
locations.

NCZ004-140815-
Stokes-
Including the city of Danbury
154 PM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            40           50           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            40           50           0            
Min/Max Temp          69           92           66           85           
Max/Min RH %          83           40           86           37           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  5         NW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  7        Lgt/Var      NW  3        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.05         0.04         0.00         
Precip Duration                    1            1                         
Precip Begin                       2 PM         Continuing                
Precip End                         Continuing   10 PM                     
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6850                      5850         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 16                      NW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 109600                    58500        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         28 Fair      58 Gen Good  46 Gen Good  47 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  117 Very Good8 Poor       69 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            5            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        4            1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. North winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
41 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60. West winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
35 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
38 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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