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

.DISCUSSION...

Rain showers and storms are possible today, along with increasing
dew points. Drier and breezy Thursday and Friday, but wetting
rainfall today, along with continued greenup will limit fire concerns.

Another round of rain will be possible on Saturday, followed by
cooler temperatures into Sunday. Fire concerns continue to look
limited through this coming weekend.

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VAZ012-292015-
Wythe-
Including the city of Wytheville
307 AM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     90           50           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           0            
Max/Min Temp          70           43           61           
Min/Max RH %          66           88           35           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  4         NW 10 G21    NW  9 G20    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  9 G21     NW  7 G19    NW 10 G19    
Precip Amount         0.15         0.03         0.00         
Precip Duration       5            1                         
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   2 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3290                      6010         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 15                     NW 18        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    49350                     108180       
Dispersion                         Good                      
Max ADI Early         19 Gen Poor  55 Gen Good  56 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          51 Gen Good  22 Fair      81 Good      
Max LVORI Early       7            4            4            
Max LVORI Late        4            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain showers.
Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 35 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 50s. Minimum RH 43 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 31 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly 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 mid 60s. Minimum RH 40 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
38 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

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