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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
241 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A mainly dry forecast into Tuesday. Cannot rule out a 
few showers or storms across the Alleghanys this afternoon.

Winds will pick up from the southwest Tuesday with gusts 
15 to 25 mph. RH values will still run from 25 to 35 percent.
Some increase in fire danger Tuesday afternoon with the gusty
winds combined with lower RH.

A wetting rain is expected for much of the area late Wednesday
into Thursday with cooler temperatures to follow into the 
weekend.

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VAZ012-050815-
Wythe-
Including the city of Wytheville
241 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            70           90           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            50           
Min/Max Temp          46           76           54           75           
Max/Min RH %          79           27           85           61           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  4        SW  3        S  8 G19     SW  8 G19    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  3        SW 10 G19    S  7 G18     SW 10 G21    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.15         
Precip Duration                                 4            10           
Precip Begin                                    8 PM         Continuing   
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6910                      3880         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 28                      W 31         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 193480                    120280       
Dispersion            Poor                      Good                      
Max ADI Early         88 Good      103 Very Good91 Good      35 Fair      
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  140 Very Good10 Poor      82 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            5            2            4            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            3            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the mid 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs
in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 60 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Colder.
Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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