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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
426 AM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...STORMS MAY CONTAIN DAMAGING WINDS AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected
through this afternoon with rain amounts of 0.25 to one inch.
Main hazards in addition to lightning are damaging wind gusts
and localized flash flooding. The front responsible for the 
unsettled weather will move east of the region Tuesday 
afternoon followed by clearing Tuesday night and Wednesday.
A chance for showers and storms will return later in the week.
Ample recent wetting rainfall will keep fire danger low.

VAZ012-232015-
Wythe-
Including the city of Wytheville
426 AM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     80           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           0            0            
Max/Min Temp          73           49           77           
Min/Max RH %          66           98           42           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  4        NW  7 G19    Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW 10 G19    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.25         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       3                                      
Precip Begin          6 AM                                   
Precip End            4 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3630                      6550         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 24                     NW  5        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    87120                     32750        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         22 Fair      87 Good      30 Fair      
Max ADI Late          66 Good      3 Very Poor  36 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       10           4            8            
Max LVORI Late        4            7            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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