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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
200 AM EDT Tue Sep 16 2025

.DISCUSSION...
A coastal low may bring an opportunity for light rain today  
through Wednesday night. Dry conditions return for the latter half
of the week, with another increase in rain chances over the 
weekend and into early next week.

VAZ014-162015-
Montgomery-
Including the city of Blacksburg
200 AM EDT Tue Sep 16 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     30           30           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          69           55           74           
Min/Max RH %          55           95           61           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.01         0.01         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            1            1            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   7 AM         
Precip End            Continuing   6 AM         6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4970                      4090         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE 20                     N  8         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    99400                     32720        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         70 Good      19 Gen Poor  18 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          78 Good      6 Very Poor  29 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       7            6            6            
Max LVORI Late        3            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 51 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 40 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 52 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 63 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.

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

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