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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
159 AM EST Mon Nov 24 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions are forecast through this evening as high pressure
crosses the forecast area. Minimum RH values today drop to around
30 to 40 percent over much of the area this afternoon. While 
winds will be light today, winds will gust to 15 mph to locally 25
mph at times Tuesday ahead of the next weather system. The next 
wetting rain chance will arrive early Tuesday in the mountains and
spread east through Wednesday night. Rainfall amounts will range
from a quarter inch to a half inch or more along the higher
terrain. 

Southerly winds on Tuesday veer SW Tuesday night, and become 
westerly and gusty to 15 to 25 kts Wednesday through Thursday. 
Winds remain gusty to 15 to 25 kts Friday and turn NW.

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Bland-
Including the city of Bland
159 AM EST Mon Nov 24 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Cloudy       
Precip Type           None         None         Rain         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            90           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          59           39           60           
Min/Max RH %          32           92           69           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      S  3         S  6 G17     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  4         S  4         S  6 G17     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.21         
Precip Duration                                 11           
Precip Begin                                    6 AM         
Precip End                                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2590                      1910         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 10                      S 14         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    25900                     26740        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         7 Poor       5 Very Poor  16 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          30 Fair      8 Poor       23 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       7            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        2            3            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows around 50.
Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 62 percent. West winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Much colder. Lows in the mid
20s. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH 33 percent. West winds
20 to 25 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in
the upper 30s. Minimum RH 32 percent. West winds 15 to 25 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the
mid 40s. Minimum RH 35 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and a slight chance of
snow. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH
50 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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