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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
248 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...Heads up for severe storms this afternoon...
...It will also be windy...

Unsettled weather is expected this afternoon
into tonight. A strong cold front will cross the area 
preceded by gusty surface winds and very warm temperatures.
Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible 
with damaging winds the main threat.

Winds will be gusting to 20 to 35 mph before the storms.
Wetting rains will occur for most but not everyone, and
some may receive an inch or more if multiple storms move
over. Drying out Friday afternoon into the weekend, with
another chance for showers/storms Monday.

VAZ012-182030-
Wythe-
Including the city of Wytheville
248 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     50           80           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           20           
Max/Min Temp          84           61           77           
Min/Max RH %          58           100          51           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W 13 G30     W  7 G18     NW  5        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W 13 G28     SW  5        NW  9 G18    
Precip Amount         0.04         0.06         0.02         
Precip Duration       1            6            2            
Precip Begin          8 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   2 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5230                      6410         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 30                      NW 23        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    156900                    147430       
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         119 Very Good61 Good      23 Fair      
Max ADI Late          92 Good      5 Very Poor  103 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       4            4            8            
Max LVORI Late        1            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 78 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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