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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
213 PM EST Sun Nov 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather is expected today, with MinRh values in the 25-40% range. 
Winds will be light for much of today until a dry cold front passes 
through this evening, causing winds to gust up to 25 knots along/west 
of the Blue Ridge, with 35 knot gusts possible on the ridge tops 
tonight. Northwest winds remain gusty up to 20 knots on Monday, 
before reducing for midweek. MinRh values will be lowest on Tuesday, 
in the 20-30% range due to warming temperatures. 

Dry and mild weather continues until the next system arrives Thursday,
with the best chance of rain being along/west of the Blue Ridge through 
Friday. Northwest winds again increase behind the system, with the 
coldest air of the season possible, and potentially even a few snowflakes 
on the western slopes.

VAZ012-090915-
Wythe-
Including the city of Wytheville
213 PM EST Sun Nov 8 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Clear        Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          34           61           31           67           
Max/Min RH %          95           34           99           29           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  6 G20     W  8 G21     W  3         W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  8 G23     NW  8 G17    Lgt/Var      W  5         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3320                      2630         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 20                     W 15         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 66400                     39450        
Dispersion            Good                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         10 Poor      62 Good      5 Very Poor  28 Fair      
Max ADI Late          12 Poor      66 Good      5 Very Poor  45 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       2            5            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        4            2            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in
the lower 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Highs in the upper
50s. Minimum RH 59 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in
the lower 30s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow.
Colder. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow. Lows
in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 50. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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