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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
216 PM EDT Thu Oct 22 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather continues through the middle of next week.
Temperatures will remain near seasonal normals, with highs
in the 60s and 70s, and lows in the 30s and 40s. Minimum RH
values look to drop into the 20-30 percent range over the 
next couple of days as afternoon.

No measurable rainfall is anticipated through the seven day 
forecast, and is not looking likely through the end of the month.
There are currently no fire weather concerns at this time.

VAZ007-230815-
Tazewell-
Including the city of Tazewell
216 PM EDT Thu Oct 22 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Clear        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          34           67           36           65           
Max/Min RH %          83           37           81           41           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  4         E  3         E  3         SE  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      E  3         SE  4        Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4170                      3980         
Transport Wnd (mph)                E  5                      E  5         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 20850                     19900        
Dispersion            Poor                      Poor                      
Max ADI Early         17 Gen Poor  10 Poor      7 Poor       12 Poor      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  24 Fair      5 Very Poor  19 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       3            4            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        3            2            4            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Light and
variable wind. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
43 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
53 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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