Fire Weather Forecast - Pulaski County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
225 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Very warm temperatures for mid April and drought conditions
over much of the area will continue to keep fuels dry 
through the weekend. We may see some light showers
Thursday night into Friday morning but amounts are 
limited to a few hundredths.

A stronger front arrives Sunday with a better chance
for measurable rainfall but the speed and orientation
of the front will also limit rainfall with most
having less than a tenth of an inch.

We cool down back to normal behind the front early next
week with a very dry airmass. Then we warm up again toward 
midweek.

These aforementioned conditions will make fire containment 
increasingly difficult throughout the rest of this week. 

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Pulaski-
Including the cities of Radford and Pulaski
225 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            40           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          57           84           57           80           
Max/Min RH %          74           29           90           32           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  4        SW  5        W  6         W  4         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  3        SW  9 G18    W  3         NW  5        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.01         
Precip Duration                                 2            0            
Precip Begin                                    7 PM         Continuing   
Precip End                                      Continuing   8 AM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6750                      6750         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 21                     NW 21        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 141750                    141750       
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         64 Good      56 Gen Good  86 Good      101 Very Good
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  107 Very Good6 Very Poor  148 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       2            3            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
RH 34 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Much cooler. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in
the lower 60s. Minimum RH 31 percent. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper
50s. Minimum RH 23 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in
the lower 70s. Minimum RH 26 percent. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 32 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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