Fire Weather Forecast - Smyth County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
329 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 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.

VAZ009-210815-
Smyth-
Including the city of Marion
329 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            50           70           90           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            50           50           50           
Min/Max Temp          61           81           60           76           
Max/Min RH %          98           63           100          76           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.10         0.20         0.40         
Precip Duration                    2            6            6            
Precip Begin                       8 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4000                      2750         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  5                     NE  2        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 20000                     5500         
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         5 Very Poor  17 Gen Poor  5 Very Poor  5 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  19 Gen Poor  4 Very Poor  7 Poor       
Max LVORI Early       7            8            8            10           
Max LVORI Late        7            3            9            5            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Showers. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
94 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
lower 50s. East winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 93 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50. East winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
73 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
59 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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