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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
443 AM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front looks to push through the area today 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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VAZ012-072115-
Wythe-
Including the city of Wytheville
443 AM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     40           70           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           50           20           
Max/Min Temp          75           55           67           
Min/Max RH %          49           92           62           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3        SW  5        W  6         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  8 G18    SW  5        W  6         
Precip Amount         0.03         0.13         0.04         
Precip Duration       1            7            7            
Precip Begin          1 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5510                      4460         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 22                     W 16         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    121220                    71360        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         47 Gen Good  15 Gen Poor  31 Fair      
Max ADI Late          87 Good      8 Poor       46 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       5            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        1            5            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 41 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 47 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 48 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Breezy, showers. Much cooler. Lows in the lower 40s.
Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 40 percent. Northwest winds
20 to 25 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers. Lows
around 30. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 34 percent. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.

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