Showers and Storms in the East; Dangerously Hot and Dry in the West

Scattered showers and storms are expected across portions of the Central and Eastern U.S. through the end of the week. Meanwhile, dangerous heat will intensify across the Desert Southwest and Intermountain West. Hot, dry weather and increasing winds will allow elevated wildfire conditions to return to the northern Intermountain West, where air quality issues persist from ongoing fires. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
240 AM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather will continue through the remainder of this 
week with scattered showers and thunderstorms each day, 
primarily during the afternoons and evenings. The air mass will
remain humid with relative humidity values staying elevated. 
Winds should remain rather light for much of the area except in 
stronger thunderstorms. Due to the abundant moisture and prolonged
chances of rain, fire weather concerns will remain low.

VAZ012-072015-
Wythe-
Including the city of Wytheville
240 AM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     50           30           50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           30           50           
Max/Min Temp          80           63           82           
Min/Max RH %          66           99           64           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  3        Lgt/Var      SW  3        
Precip Amount         0.11         0.05         0.10         
Precip Duration       1            0            1            
Precip Begin          10 AM        Continuing   11 AM        
Precip End            Continuing   9 PM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3820                      4700         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  8                     W 14         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    30560                     65800        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         31 Fair      18 Gen Poor  70 Good      
Max ADI Late          36 Fair      2 Very Poor  77 Good      
Max LVORI Early       8            7            8            
Max LVORI Late        3            8            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 71 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph.

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

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