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
205 PM EST Tue Feb 24 2026

.DISCUSSION... 

Dry conditions this afternoon and tonight. Mountain snow possible 
again early Wednesday morning, but should taper off by noon.
Breezy southwest winds expected Wednesday with gusts into the
20mph range.

Widespread wetting rain on Thursday, followed by a drier and warmer
airmass Friday and through the weekend.

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VAZ013-250915-
Pulaski-
Including the cities of Radford and Pulaski
205 PM EST Tue Feb 24 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      Rain         Rain         
Chance Precip (%)     20           30           60           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          31           51           38           53           
Max/Min RH %          63           46           95           72           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  5 G18    SW 10 G24    SW  5 G18    Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  7 G24    W 10 G23     Lgt/Var      SW  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.16         0.24         
Precip Duration       0            1            2            8            
Precip Begin          2 AM         Continuing   8 PM         Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   5 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3290                      2920         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 25                      S  6         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 82250                     17520        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         8 Poor       50 Gen Good  12 Poor      9 Poor       
Max ADI Late          11 Poor      60 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  15 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       2            2            4            7            
Max LVORI Late        2            1            6            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows around 40. Highs
in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower
60s. Minimum RH 40 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 44 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Cooler. Lows in
the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and freezing rain.
Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH
57 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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