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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
241 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A mainly dry forecast into Tuesday. Cannot rule out a 
few showers or storms across the Alleghanys this afternoon.

Winds will pick up from the southwest Tuesday with gusts 
15 to 25 mph. RH values will still run from 25 to 35 percent.
Some increase in fire danger Tuesday afternoon with the gusty
winds combined with lower RH.

A wetting rain is expected for much of the area late Wednesday
into Thursday with cooler temperatures to follow into the 
weekend.

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NCZ006-050815-
Caswell-
Including the city of Yanceyville
241 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            30           50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          52           82           59           80           
Max/Min RH %          78           30           83           48           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  5        SW  6        S  7 G18     S  8 G19     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  5        SW  9 G19    S  8         SW 10 G21    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01         
Precip Duration                                 1            2            
Precip Begin                                    2 AM         Continuing   
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7280                      5030         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 23                      SW 24        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 167440                    120720       
Dispersion            Fair                      Good                      
Max ADI Early         88 Good      88 Good      79 Good      47 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  116 Very Good16 Gen Poor  84 Good      
Max LVORI Early       2            4            2            4            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows
around 60. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 68 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Colder.
Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
around 70. Minimum RH 38 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 40 percent. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
42 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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