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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
227 PM EDT Thu Sep 24 2026

.DISCUSSION...

After today, and extended period of dry weather into
next week is expected. In the short term, fire concerns
are low. However, warming temperatures next week, along
with RH values into the low 40 to mid 30 percent range
could allow for favorable burning by mid-week.

VAZ012-250815-
Wythe-
Including the city of Wytheville
227 PM EDT Thu Sep 24 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          39           72           39           73           
Max/Min RH %          100          33           93           37           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      N  5         Lgt/Var      NW  6        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3890                      3640         
Transport Wnd (mph)                N 12                      NW 16        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 46680                     58240        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         18 Gen Poor  24 Fair      20 Gen Poor  31 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  50 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  62 Good      
Max LVORI Early       9            9            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        9            1            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Light and variable
wind. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
53 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Southwest winds around
5 mph.

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