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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
242 AM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Expect an increase in the low level moisture into the weekend.
Storm chances will be scattered into Friday. Drier weather
with warming temperatures above normal anticipated Sunday
into next week.

VAZ012-272015-
Wythe-
Including the city of Wytheville
242 AM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     40           30           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           30           40           
Max/Min Temp          82           60           81           
Min/Max RH %          61           100          60           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.03         0.03         0.04         
Precip Duration       1            1            1            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   11 PM        Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5210                      6000         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  2                     N  6         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    10420                     36000        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         22 Fair      15 Gen Poor  14 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          22 Fair      2 Very Poor  36 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            7            10           
Max LVORI Late        3            8            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Light and variable wind. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent. West winds around
5 mph.

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