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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
205 PM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions will continue into Saturday morning. 
The remnants of Hurricane Isaias will bring rainfall to the
area by Saturday night and rain will continue into early Monday 
morning. Overall, there are currently no fire weather 
concerns at this time.

VAZ011-090815-
Giles-
Including the city of Pearisburg
205 PM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          48           75           52           61           
Max/Min RH %          83           41           83           71           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  7 G20    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.05         
Precip Duration                                              4            
Precip Begin                                                 8 AM         
Precip End                                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3840                      2620         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE  2                     SE 17        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 7680                      44540        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         24 Fair      18 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  41 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  23 Fair      1 Very Poor  50 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            4            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        4            2            5            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Breezy, showers. Lows in the mid 50s. East
winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Showers. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 98 percent.
East winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
upper 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 89 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
71 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
70 percent. South winds around 5 mph.

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