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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
335 AM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front will pass across the lower Mid-Atlantic today, 
resulting in seasonal temperatures for today and Wednesday. 
Widely scattered showers and a few thunderstorms will develop 
this afternoon and evening, with highest coverage expected to 
occur to the east of Highway 29. Otherwise, morning clouds will 
give way to a mixture of clouds and sunshine during the after-
noon, with minimum relative humidity holding above 40 percent. 
Winds today will shift increasingly from the northwest, with 
gusts during the afternoon increasing into the 10 mph to 15 mph 
range. Increased coverage of wetting rainfall will return on 
Thursday through Saturday as another front drifts slowly 
across the lower Mid-Atlantic.

VAZ012-182030-
Wythe-
Including the city of Wytheville
335 AM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          80           59           84           
Min/Max RH %          55           100          45           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  5        NW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  6        Lgt/Var      NW  3        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4600                      7240         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 12                     NW  7        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    55200                     50680        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         49 Gen Good  46 Gen Good  25 Fair      
Max ADI Late          65 Good      2 Very Poor  58 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       8            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        3            10           1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
56 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
51 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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