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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
229 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Seasonably warm and humid conditions expected through
Friday with scattered afternoon and evening showers
and thunderstorms. Rainfall coverage will be hit and miss
with rainfall amounts generally a quarter inch or less.
There will be some localized amounts upwards of one inch
associated with the stronger thunderstorms. Isolated wind
damage is also possible.
Greater coverage of showers and thunderstorms is likely for the
weekend with the passage of a cold front. Somewhat drier
conditions follow the frontal passage for the beginning of next
week, along with a few days of below normal temperatures.
After that, thing warm back up for the end of the week with
a return to seasonably warm temperatures.
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Wythe-
Including the city of Wytheville
229 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 60 60 70
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 50 50 50
Min/Max Temp 62 83 63 79
Max/Min RH % 100 61 100 74
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 4 W 5 W 6 G17 W 6 G17
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 3 W 7 W 5 G17 W 7
Precip Amount 0.00 0.04 0.06 0.16
Precip Duration 2 2 5
Precip Begin 11 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4260 3350
Transport Wnd (mph) W 14 NW 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 59640 50250
Dispersion Poor Fair
Max ADI Early 70 Good 52 Gen Good 49 Gen Good 26 Fair
Max ADI Late 4 Very Poor 64 Good 5 Very Poor 50 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 6 8 6 7
Max LVORI Late 8 3 7 4
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
58 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 47 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. West
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal. Precipitation above normal.