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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
209 PM EDT Mon Sep 21 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Unsettled weather is expected early this week with several
rounds of showers bringing some much needed rainfall.
Rainfall amounts may average around an inch or so for much
of the area through Wednesday. Cooler temperatures follow
for mid to late week. Fire concerns will be low this week.

NCZ018-220830-
Watauga-
Including the city of Boone
209 PM EDT Mon Sep 21 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Rain         
Chance Precip (%)     50           90           90           90           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           50           0            
Min/Max Temp          61           75           56           63           
Max/Min RH %          100          79           100          95           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      E  5         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      E  4         E  4         
Precip Amount         0.12         0.34         0.46         0.29         
Precip Duration       2            5            10           12           
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2390                      1720         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  5                      NE  8        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 11950                     13760        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         4 Very Poor  6 Very Poor  8 Poor       13 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  17 Gen Poor  5 Very Poor  16 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       6            10           9            8            
Max LVORI Late        8            5            9            6            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum RH 98 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. East
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s. Minimum RH 73 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
58 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
62 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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