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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
416 AM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Clouds will increase through the morning, with an approaching 
cold front triggering showers and a few thunderstorms across 
the mountains during the afternoon, and across the Piedmont 
from mid-afternoon into this evening. Nearly all of the lower 
Mid-Atlantic will receive wetting rainfall by this evening, 
though totals for most will remain around 0.25 inch or less. 
Humidity will remain above 40 percent west of the Blue Ridge 
this afternoon given the arrival of cloudcover, but is 
forecasted to fall below 30 percent across the Piedmont given 
longer opportunity for sunshine and heating before showers and 
a few storms arrive.

Additional showers and a few thunderstorms are forecasted for 
Tuesday and Wednesday as another low pressure system passes 
across the region.

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NCZ004-252030-
Stokes-
Including the city of Danbury
416 AM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     90           80           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           0            
Max/Min Temp          85           54           68           
Min/Max RH %          34           96           54           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      N  4         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  4        Lgt/Var      NE  7        
Precip Amount         0.11         0.23         0.00         
Precip Duration       2            6            1            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    8240                      4700         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 13                     NE 14        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    107120                    65800        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         54 Gen Good  20 Gen Poor  46 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          111 Very Good1 Very Poor  57 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       5            5            8            
Max LVORI Late        2            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 53 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 33 percent. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 37 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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