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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
234 PM EDT Tue May 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front tracks through the area on Wednesday, bringing
scattered showers and thunderstorms. More dry weather to follow 
for the end of the week, and by Friday, minimum RH's will generally be 
between 20% to 35%, and above 40% for the mountains, as high 
pressure settles in over the area. However, with the recent and
upcoming rainfall, there are no fire weather concerns at this 
time.

Temperatures and humidity start reaching summer-like levels over
the weekend into early next week.


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VAZ012-130815-
Wythe-
Including the city of Wytheville
234 PM EDT Tue May 12 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            50           50           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            50           50           0            
Min/Max Temp          45           71           41           59           
Max/Min RH %          70           51           84           44           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  4         SW  5 G19    W  7 G19     NW 11 G24    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  4        W 10 G20     NW  5        NW 13 G23    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.03         0.08         0.00         
Precip Duration                    1            1                         
Precip Begin                       1 PM         Continuing                
Precip End                         Continuing   11 PM                     
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5600                      5540         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 21                      NW 24        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 117600                    132960       
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         62 Good      71 Good      34 Fair      88 Good      
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  67 Good      9 Poor       102 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            3            4            4            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 32 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the lower 50s.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 46 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. South winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 40 percent. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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