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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
137 PM EST Sat Nov 8 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Most of the service area received a wetting rainfall earlier
this morning. Totals were highest along & west of I-77, where at
least 0.75" fell, with amounts then tapering down further east
to less than 0.25" falling along the crest of the Blue Ridge and
points eastward.
Fire weather concerns are likely to be lower today than in past
days considering the rainfall this morning moistened fuels.
Winds will be less than 10 mph from the southwest, occurring
under a mixture of high clouds and sunshine and minimum
afternoon humidity holding above 40 percent.
A strong cold front will pass across the lower Mid-Atlantic on
Sunday afternoon and evening, bringing sharply colder air and
breezy northwest winds to the area for Monday through Tuesday
night. Fire weather concerns will increase early in the week as
daytime gusts will range from 25 mph to locally 35 mph across
the mountains, and from 15 mph to locally 25 mph across the
Piedmont from Monday into Wednesday. This will be combined with
mostly clear skies areawide, and minimum humidity potentially
falling to 30 percent or lower across the Piedmont, all of which
will support the drying of fuels.
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Pulaski-
Including the cities of Radford and Pulaski
137 PM EST Sat Nov 8 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Rain Showers Snow Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 30 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 42 64 29 37
Max/Min RH % 100 53 81 43
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var SW 4 NW 10 G23 NW 10 G22
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var W 10 G19 NW 10 G23 NW 11 G21
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 0 2 1
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4510 5300
Transport Wnd (mph) W 25 NW 22
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 112750 116600
Dispersion Very Poor Excellent
Max ADI Early 2 Very Poor 59 Gen Good 32 Fair 71 Good
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 95 Good 33 Fair 79 Good
Max LVORI Early 6 9 3 3
Max LVORI Late 10 1 3 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of snow showers. Lows in the
lower 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH 38 percent. West
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs
in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 43 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
lower 50s. Minimum RH 36 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper
50s. Minimum RH 34 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Highs in the lower
60s. Minimum RH 50 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.