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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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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.