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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
222 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Rain showers will increase in coverage through this afternoon, and
some strong to severe storms are possible today. Drier and breezy
conditions are expected Thursday and Friday, with minimum RH's in
the 30 to 40% range, but after the wetting rainfall today, along 
with continued greenup will limit fire concerns.

Another round of rain will be possible late Friday night through
Saturday, with greater chances and higher rainfall amounts south
of the VA/NC state line. Cooler temperatures follow by Sunday
morning. Fire concerns continue to look limited through this 
coming weekend and into the beginning of next week.

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VAZ012-300815-
Wythe-
Including the city of Wytheville
222 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     70           0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          46           61           35           65           
Max/Min RH %          90           36           79           30           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  9 G21     NW  9 G21    NW  6 G17    Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  7 G20    NW 10 G19    Lgt/Var      W  7         
Precip Amount         0.03         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                                                   
Precip Begin          6 PM                                                
Precip End            3 AM                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6010                      7810         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 16                     W 16         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 96160                     124960       
Dispersion            Good                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         52 Gen Good  76 Good      71 Good      29 Fair      
Max ADI Late          17 Gen Poor  74 Good      4 Very Poor  94 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            4            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        5            1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 50s. Minimum RH 47 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 30 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Not as cool. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 43 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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