Fire Weather Forecast - Bland County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
454 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024

.DISCUSSION...

The weather pattern will remain unsettled for much of the 
upcoming week with a daily threat of afternoon and evening 
thunderstorms. Decreasing rain chances and cooler temperatures
are expected over this weekend.

VAZ010-072015-
Bland-
Including the city of Bland
454 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     50           30           40           
Max/Min Temp          78           61           80           
Min/Max RH %          54           93           48           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  7 G18     SW  6        W  7 G17     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  9 G18     W  7 G18     W  9 G17     
Precip Amount         0.04         0.05         0.12         
Precip Duration       1            2            2            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4820                      5650         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 18                      W 17         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    86760                     96050        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         61 Good      46 Gen Good  58 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          77 Good      9 Poor       74 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            5            5            
Max LVORI Late        2            5            2            
LAL                   3            3            3            
Haines Index          3            3            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Breezy. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows
around 60. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Southwest
winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Cooler. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower
60s. Minimum RH 47 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 40 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum RH 41 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 42 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph.

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