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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 Sep 12 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Passage of a warm front this afternoon will trigger widespread
showers and widely scattered thunderstorms, with more organized
coverage forecast to occur across the Piedmont. Much of the lower
Mid-Atlantic will receive wetting rainfall, though amounts will
remain below 0.25" for most. Otherwise, widespread cloud cover
will help hold afternoon relative humidity above 60 percent area-
wide. Drier weather will arrive on Sunday, and is forecast to
persist through at least Wednesday.
NCZ018-122030-
Watauga-
Including the city of Boone
416 AM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 60 60 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 50 0
Max/Min Temp 74 61 78
Min/Max RH % 84 99 66
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NW 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 3 W 3 NW 5
Precip Amount 0.18 0.08 0.00
Precip Duration 3 2
Precip Begin 8 AM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 6 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2260 4010
Transport Wnd (mph) S 9 NW 17
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 20340 68170
Dispersion Very Poor
Max ADI Early 12 Poor 14 Gen Poor 40 Fair
Max ADI Late 19 Gen Poor 6 Very Poor 72 Good
Max LVORI Early 8 10 8
Max LVORI Late 5 9 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
67 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
75 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around
80. Minimum RH 61 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
66 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal. Precipitation near normal.