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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
212 PM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Residual wind gusts will gradually decline today and a warming
trend will persist into Friday. A cold front will pass through
Friday night into Saturday morning and provide another chance
of showers. Significantly colder and drier air will follow the
front. Until then, no additional precipitation is expected
and wildfire concerns remain low.

VAZ012-130815-
Wythe-
Including the city of Wytheville
212 PM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Clear        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          51           78           56           81           
Max/Min RH %          100          57           99           57           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      W  3         W  3         W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  3         W  4         W  4         W  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3990                      3400         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 16                      W 14         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 63840                     47600        
Dispersion            Poor                      Poor                      
Max ADI Early         11 Poor      13 Gen Poor  18 Gen Poor  43 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  75 Good      4 Very Poor  55 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       7            9            6            7            
Max LVORI Late        9            3            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 75 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
73 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of
showers. Much colder. Lows around 40. Northwest winds 20 to
25 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny, cooler. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.

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