Fire Weather Forecast - Wythe County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
207 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather is expected through the end of the month with
near to above normal temperatures. Rainfall chances have decreased
for Sunday's system, but opportunities for rain during the first 
week of November are still high for the middle to end of next week.

With respect to the next few days, tomorrow will feature variable
amounts of low cloud cover and fog early in the morning, with stable
conditions with poor mixing. These conditions should dissipate by
the late morning hours. Friday is expected to the most favorable 
with respect to burning conditions, temperatures warming 10 
degrees above normal. Some locations in the Piedmont may reach 80 
degrees.

Transport winds will be from an easterly direction today
and near calm Thursday. Friday will be the best day for
ventilation and mixing, transport winds from the northwest. 
 
Pattern change will bring above normal chance for rainfall
November 1-7.

VAZ012-290830-
Wythe-
Including the city of Wytheville
207 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Clear        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          44           70           43           73           
Max/Min RH %          97           42           96           44           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3640                      3770         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  5                     NW 12        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 18200                     45240        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         8 Poor       5 Very Poor  3 Very Poor  19 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  21 Fair      4 Very Poor  51 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            7            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        7            3            5            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Light winds. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Southeast winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 60s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 60s. Minimum RH 74 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

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