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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Wetting rain looks likely in the mountains this evening,
but less in the Piedmont. This will be short-lived
as winds behind the front shift over to the west
to northwest Sunday with gusts 30 to 45 mph.

Sunday will be a day for drying any wet fuels and RH values
dropping in the teens and 20s. 

Monday looking a day with potential for any wildfire spread
as winds stay gusty while RH again drops to the teens and
20s.

These aforementioned conditions will make fire containment 
increasingly difficult through next week.
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NCZ004-190830-
Stokes-
Including the city of Danbury
231 PM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Clear        Mclear       
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     20           20           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          52           67           40           66           
Max/Min RH %          67           20           60           19           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  5        NW  9 G25    NW  4        W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  5 G18     NW  9 G20    Lgt/Var      NW  7 G17    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.03         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       0            0                                      
Precip Begin          10 PM        6 AM                                   
Precip End            2 AM         10 AM                                  
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6460                      8010         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 21                     NW 17        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 135660                    136170       
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         119 Very Good76 Good      124 Very Good100 Good     
Max ADI Late          26 Fair      101 Very Good2 Very Poor  142 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       2            2            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. North winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 24 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool. Lows in the mid 40s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum RH 23 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 30 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 28 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
34 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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