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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
336 AM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Wetting rains will become more likely Monday into
Tuesday as a front stalls in the area. Cooler
temperatures follow for mid to late week. Rainfall
amounts may average around an inch or so for much
of the area through Wednesday.
NCZ004-202015-
Stokes-
Including the city of Danbury
336 AM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 50 30 70
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 30 50
Max/Min Temp 86 65 86
Min/Max RH % 58 97 59
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 4 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.09 0.15 0.21
Precip Duration 1 1 2
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing 2 PM
Precip End Continuing 1 AM Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4150 6210
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 6 S 3
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 24900 18630
Dispersion Very Poor
Max ADI Early 33 Fair 12 Poor 3 Very Poor
Max ADI Late 24 Fair 2 Very Poor 21 Fair
Max LVORI Early 9 5 8
Max LVORI Late 3 7 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the mid 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 84 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Cooler. Highs in
the upper 60s. Minimum RH 96 percent. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 86 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
65 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
56 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.