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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
223 AM EST Tue Nov 3 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Unseasonably mild through the week with a chance of showers 
Wednesday night into Friday.

An expansive area of offshore high pressure will dominate the
weather through mid-week, delivering an unseasonably warm and
spring-like stretch of early November weather. 

Low pressure will move through the Upper Midwest and into the
Great Lakes Region by Thursday, with the accompanying surface
front bringing a chance of rain showers to the area Wednesday
night into Friday. 

Turning cooler this weekend into early next week

NCZ004-032115-
Stokes-
Including the city of Danbury
223 AM EST Tue Nov 3 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          72           48           76           
Min/Max RH %          56           100          62           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  3        Lgt/Var      S  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3790                      4770         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S  8                      S 13         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    30320                     62010        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         14 Gen Poor  3 Very Poor  21 Fair      
Max ADI Late          36 Fair      3 Very Poor  35 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       8            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        3            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows around
60. South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 79 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely with isolated
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely with isolated
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain.
Cooler. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain. Lows
in the lower 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in the lower
60s. Minimum RH 45 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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