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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
336 AM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Wetting rains will become more likely Monday into
Tuesday as a front stalls in the area. Cooler 
temperatures follow for mid to late week. Rainfall
amounts may average around an inch or so for much
of the area through Wednesday.

NCZ004-202015-
Stokes-
Including the city of Danbury
336 AM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     50           30           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           30           50           
Max/Min Temp          86           65           86           
Min/Max RH %          58           97           59           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.09         0.15         0.21         
Precip Duration       1            1            2            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   1 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4150                      6210         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  6                     S  3         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    24900                     18630        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         33 Fair      12 Poor      3 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          24 Fair      2 Very Poor  21 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       9            5            8            
Max LVORI Late        3            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the mid 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 84 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Cooler. Highs in
the upper 60s. Minimum RH 96 percent. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 86 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
65 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
56 percent. North winds around 5 mph.

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