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
216 PM EDT Thu Oct 22 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather continues through the middle of next week.
Temperatures will remain near seasonal normals, with highs
in the 60s and 70s, and lows in the 30s and 40s. Minimum RH
values look to drop into the 20-30 percent range over the 
next couple of days as afternoon.

No measurable rainfall is anticipated through the seven day 
forecast, and is not looking likely through the end of the month.
There are currently no fire weather concerns at this time.

VAZ013-230815-
Pulaski-
Including the cities of Radford and Pulaski
216 PM EDT Thu Oct 22 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          35           66           37           63           
Max/Min RH %          83           43           77           42           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      E  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3640                      2930         
Transport Wnd (mph)                E  7                      E  6         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 25480                     17580        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         15 Gen Poor  3 Very Poor  7 Poor       21 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  29 Fair      5 Very Poor  21 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            5            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        3            3            3            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
39 percent. Light and variable wind. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Light and
variable wind. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
45 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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