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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
219 PM EDT Wed Mar 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Temperatures will gradually warm each day through the weekend.
 
Somewhat favorable weather expected for prescribed burns,
but drying may be limited by cloud cover from passing upper 
level disturbances. 

Next chance chance of a more widespread wetting rainfall
is early next week.

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NCZ004-190830-
Stokes-
Including the city of Danbury
219 PM EDT Wed Mar 18 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          30           60           39           68           
Max/Min RH %          68           38           94           40           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  3        Lgt/Var      SW  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4300                      5510         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  6                      SW 16        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 25800                     88160        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         32 Fair      17 Gen Poor  13 Gen Poor  16 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  28 Fair      1 Very Poor  100 Good     
Max LVORI Early       2            3            4            7            
Max LVORI Late        3            2            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 41 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 36 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Cooler. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 33 percent. North
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers.
Cooler. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH
33 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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