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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
154 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Rain showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms today through 
this evening, generally along and north of the US 460 corridor. 
Another front crosses the area Friday, bringing gusty winds Friday 
through Saturday, and another chance for showers. 

Behind the front, for the weekend, temperatures and dew points 
plummet, with frost possible in the mountains Sunday morning. 

Dry weather and near normal temperatures return by early next week.

VAZ012-160815-
Wythe-
Including the city of Wytheville
154 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            50           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          59           78           39           50           
Max/Min RH %          100          57           98           52           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      W  5 G18     NW 11 G23    N 12 G24     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  9 G19     NW 12 G25    N 10 G20     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.00         
Precip Duration                                 2            1            
Precip Begin                                    6 PM         Continuing   
Precip End                                      Continuing   2 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4990                      4430         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 25                      N 28         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 124750                    124040       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Excellent                 
Max ADI Early         7 Poor       66 Good      49 Gen Good  76 Good      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  100 Good     38 Fair      91 Good      
Max LVORI Early       8            8            4            4            
Max LVORI Late        8            1            4            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy frost. Lows in the lower
30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Patchy frost. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH
41 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. East winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 49 percent. East
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.

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