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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
143 PM EDT Sun Oct 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure will support clear skies for today. Winds will be
from the northeast, with sustained speeds between 5 mph and 10 
mph, and gusts reaching as high as 20 mph at times. Speeds will 
diminish to less than 5 mph toward sunset. Minimum RH this 
afternoon will fall as low as 25 percent in spots, and will
remain between 25 to 35 percent through the first half of the 
work week.

After a cool weekend, temperatures will moderate back to near 
normal on Tuesday for the remainder of the week.

NCZ004-190815-
Stokes-
Including the city of Danbury
143 PM EDT Sun Oct 18 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Clear        Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          35           69           40           73           
Max/Min RH %          67           32           71           28           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  4        N  4         Lgt/Var      N  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  3         NE  5        Lgt/Var      N  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3070                      3430         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE 15                     N 17         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 46050                     58310        
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         23 Fair      45 Gen Good  12 Poor      49 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  55 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  73 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            3            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 46 percent. North
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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