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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
249 PM EDT Wed May 6 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A wetting rain is expected for much of the area today
into Thursday with cooler temperatures to follow into the 
weekend. Fire weather concerns become limited through early
next week.

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VAZ012-070830-
Wythe-
Including the city of Wytheville
249 PM EDT Wed May 6 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        Showers      None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     100          50           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          47           61           36           67           
Max/Min RH %          95           49           82           31           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  4 G17     NW  3        NW  6 G17    Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  6        Lgt/Var      W  5         
Precip Amount         0.24         0.04         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       10           1                                      
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   2 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4600                      7130         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 15                      SW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 69000                     71300        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         46 Gen Good  22 Fair      44 Gen Good  39 Fair      
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  49 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  79 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            6            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        6            3            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 46 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
48 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Cooler.
Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 44 percent. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows around 40. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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