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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
134 PM EST Fri Mar 6 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front looks to push through the area Saturday and Sunday, 
bringing a more widespread chance for rainfall and thunderstorms.
Additional chances for widespread wetting rainfall begins Tuesday. 
Above normal temperatures are expected to continue across the 
region; however, minimum RH values look to remain at acceptable 
levels. There are currently no fire weather concerns at this time.

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VAZ012-070915-
Wythe-
Including the city of Wytheville
134 PM EST Fri Mar 6 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            50           80           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            50           20           0            
Min/Max Temp          54           75           55           65           
Max/Min RH %          93           52           92           65           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  3        SW  5        W  5         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  7 G17    W  5         W  6         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.13         0.10         0.12         
Precip Duration                    1            10           9            
Precip Begin                       12 PM        Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5970                      3440         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 21                     W 10         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 125370                    34400        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         3 Very Poor  51 Gen Good  9 Poor       27 Fair      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  67 Good      12 Poor      25 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       5            6            4            4            
Max LVORI Late        6            1            5            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 43 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum RH 50 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 53 percent. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Cooler. Lows in the mid
40s. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 42 percent. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain. Lows in the
mid 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 49 percent. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.

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