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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
154 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop across the lower
Mid-Atlantic late this afternoon and evening, resulting in 
potentially another round of localized wetting rainfall. Minimum 
RH holding at 60 percent or above areawide today. Given this wet 
pattern, there are currently no fire weather concerns at this 
time. 

A drier airmass arrives tomorrow, with min RH values falling 
below 50 percent into the mid 30% to 50% range. Breezy northwest 
winds are expected through Monday.

VAZ012-230815-
Wythe-
Including the city of Wytheville
154 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     30           0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          59           77           53           78           
Max/Min RH %          100          49           93           43           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         NW  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  4         NW  7        Lgt/Var      NW  5        
Precip Amount         0.06         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                                                   
Precip Begin          6 PM                                                
Precip End            2 AM                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5890                      6050         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 15                     W  8         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 88350                     48400        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         16 Gen Poor  84 Good      62 Good      63 Good      
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  95 Good      2 Very Poor  61 Good      
Max LVORI Early       7            9            5            7            
Max LVORI Late        9            1            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 40 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 66 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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