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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
248 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Multiple rounds of storms possible today. Gusty winds also possible 
throughout the day.
Drier weather returns for the remainder of the week before showers and 
storms return to the forecast for the weekend.

Rainfall amounts through tonight are expected to range from around 
a quarter of an inch to over an inch.
Locally higher amounts possible.

VAZ012-282015-
Wythe-
Including the city of Wytheville
248 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     60           40           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           40           0            
Max/Min Temp          84           61           77           
Min/Max RH %          67           98           56           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  7 G20     NW  9 G21    NW  8 G19    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W 11 G23     NW  5 G18    NW 11 G20    
Precip Amount         0.23         0.06         0.00         
Precip Duration       2            1                         
Precip Begin          8 AM         Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   10 PM                     
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3330                      5800         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 36                      NW 25        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    119880                    145000       
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         56 Gen Good  57 Gen Good  90 Good      
Max ADI Late          86 Good      6 Very Poor  107 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       8            6            6            
Max LVORI Late        3            7            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 55 percent. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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