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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
302 AM EDT Tue May 5 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Winds will pick up from the southwest today with gusts 
15 to 30 mph. RH values will still run from 25 to 35 percent.
Some increase in fire danger this afternoon with the gusty
winds combined with lower RH.

A wetting rain is expected for much of the area Wednesday
into Thursday with cooler temperatures to follow into the 
weekend.

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VAZ012-052030-
Wythe-
Including the city of Wytheville
302 AM EDT Tue May 5 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Showers      Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            50           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            50           
Max/Min Temp          76           54           72           
Min/Max RH %          28           83           62           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  4        S  8 G21     SW  8 G20    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW 11 G22    S  7 G19     SW 10 G21    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.02         0.11         
Precip Duration                    1            8            
Precip Begin                       2 AM         Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    8010                      3360         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 21                      SW 15        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    168210                    50400        
Dispersion                         Good                      
Max ADI Early         81 Good      94 Good      52 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          120 Very Good12 Poor      49 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            2            4            
Max LVORI Late        1            3            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the mid 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Colder. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
37 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
45 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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