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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
256 AM EDT Fri May 1 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Drier today with humidities dropping to 25 to 35 percent
this afternoon. A few wind gusts to 20 mph possible especially
in the mountains.

There is a chance for wetting rain late tonight into Saturday mainly
across southside Virginia into the North Carolina Piedmont.

Dry weather to follow into early next week with a warming trend.

Another round of shower/storms are expected by Wednesday.


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VAZ012-012015-
Wythe-
Including the city of Wytheville
256 AM EDT Fri May 1 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Rain         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          68           40           57           
Min/Max RH %          27           79           36           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      NW  5        NW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  8        NW  3        NW  7        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                 1            
Precip Begin                                    7 AM         
Precip End                                      6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    8250                      6400         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 18                     NW 20        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    148500                    128000       
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         43 Gen Good  88 Good      63 Good      
Max ADI Late          137 Very Good7 Poor       87 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 31 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum
RH 33 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 37 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 56 percent. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
44 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph.

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