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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
134 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Scattered shower and thunderstorm activity will continue through
Monday. While not everyone will see wetting rain, an extremely
humid airmass will continue to remain across the region. These
elevated humidity levels will keep any fire weather concerns to
a minimum.
NCZ004-160815-
Stokes-
Including the city of Danbury
134 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 40 30 20 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 40 30 20 20
Min/Max Temp 71 91 72 94
Max/Min RH % 100 61 92 50
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SW 3 Lgt/Var W 5
Precip Amount 0.11 0.03 0.01 0.04
Precip Duration 2 1 1 0
Precip Begin 6 PM 2 PM Continuing 2 PM
Precip End 4 AM Continuing 1 AM Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5200 5910
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 6 NW 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 31200 59100
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 8 Poor 17 Gen Poor 27 Fair 42 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 41 Gen Good 3 Very Poor 71 Good
Max LVORI Early 7 10 6 6
Max LVORI Late 10 3 6 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 52 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 50 percent. East
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 53 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. North
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.