Fire Weather Forecast - Montgomery County, VA

News Headlines

Fire Weather Forecast Banner for Montgomery County

FNUS51 KRNK 271820
FWFRNK

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
220 PM EDT Sun Sep 27 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Quiet, and mostly dry weather expected into late week. A dry
airmass in place will start to see a gradual increase in dewpoints
through the middle of the week. Wetting rain chances will likely
not return til next weekend.

VAZ014-280815-
Montgomery-
Including the city of Blacksburg
220 PM EDT Sun Sep 27 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          51           71           52           78           
Max/Min RH %          89           57           97           48           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  6 G20    W  4         NW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  3         NW  6        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3590                      4620         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 15                     W  3         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 53850                     13860        
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         67 Good      29 Fair      42 Gen Good  7 Poor       
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  56 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  23 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            5            6            7            
Max LVORI Late        5            3            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Light and
variable wind. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
40 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Cooler. Highs
in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 70 percent. Northeast winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 82 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

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

Radar