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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
156 PM EDT Sun May 4 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Upper low will keep shower chances around into Tuesday but coverage
will be isolated to scattered. Temperatures stay at or just below
normal. Another system appears to bring us wetting rain at 
the end of the week.

VAZ011-050815-
Giles-
Including the city of Pearisburg
156 PM EDT Sun May 4 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Tstms        Showers      Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           40           30           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            40           0            20           
Min/Max Temp          46           69           43           69           
Max/Min RH %          97           44           95           44           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      S  3         W  4         W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  7 G18     Lgt/Var      W  6 G17     
Precip Amount         0.02         0.04         0.03         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            1            1            1            
Precip Begin          6 PM         12 PM        Continuing   7 AM         
Precip End            12 AM        Continuing   11 PM        5 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7060                      6190         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 16                      W 16         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 112960                    99040        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         36 Fair      102 Very Good41 Gen Good  107 Very Good
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  83 Good      2 Very Poor  116 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       5            7            5            7            
Max LVORI Late        6            1            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70.
Minimum RH 43 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows around 50.
Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 48 percent. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 40 percent. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 40 percent. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.

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