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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
317 AM EDT Thu May 21 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Arrival and passage of a cold front will trigger showers and
some thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening today. Thunderstorm 
chances decrease after today, but showers remain possible 
through the end of the weekend and into early next week.

Fire concerns remain low through next week.

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VAZ012-212030-
Wythe-
Including the city of Wytheville
317 AM EDT Thu May 21 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     100          90           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           0            
Max/Min Temp          75           54           65           
Min/Max RH %          70           100          85           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      E  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  5        
Precip Amount         0.33         0.24         0.05         
Precip Duration       6            6            8            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2410                      1750         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  9                     E  9         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    21690                     15750        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         19 Gen Poor  11 Poor      13 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          26 Fair      6 Very Poor  18 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       7            8            9            
Max LVORI Late        5            9            5            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Showers. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
87 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 72 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. South winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 73 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 74 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 70 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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