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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
257 AM EDT Fri Apr 17 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Observed rainfall amounts from the passing cold front overnight
have been predominantly less than 0.10 inches of new rainfall,
with most locations only seeing 0.01 to 0.05 inches of new
rainfall. This will keep ground and fuel conditions dry today
and into the weekend. 

Warm and dry conditions are expected for both Friday and
Saturday. Winds westerly Friday and southwesterly
Saturday...gustier Saturday ahead of an approaching cold front. 

All things considered, these conditions will continue to 
support high fire danger of adverse fire behavior across the 
entire region. Fire containment for new starts will be difficult 
through Saturday. The next notable chance for any widespread
wetting rainfall comes Saturday night into Sunday with a cold
front, but amounts look very light again for most.

We cool down back to normal behind the front early next
week with a very dry airmass. Monday and Tuesday could see 
humidities in the teens. 

These aforementioned conditions will make fire containment 
increasingly difficult through Saturday and into next week. 

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VAZ010-172030-
Bland-
Including the city of Bland
257 AM EDT Fri Apr 17 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          79           52           84           
Min/Max RH %          30           78           33           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  6        Lgt/Var      SW  7 G17    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                 1            
Precip Begin                                    2 PM         
Precip End                                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6480                      7510         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 18                     SW 16        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    116640                    120160       
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         115 Very Good73 Good      71 Good      
Max ADI Late          137 Very Good2 Very Poor  106 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       5            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the mid 40s. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Breezy. Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 50s. Minimum RH 31 percent. Northwest winds 20 to
25 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 29 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
26 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool. Lows in the upper
40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
30 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 36 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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