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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
121 PM EDT Sat May 16 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions remain across the majority of the region through 
early next week. Minimum RH values will mainly be in the 30s and 
40s through Monday, 20s and 30s Tuesday, then increasing midweek. 
A cold front reaches the area Wednesday to bring widespread rain 
showers and scattered thunderstorms, and showers may linger into 
Thursday morning. 

Temperatures warm over the weekend into next week with some 
record heat possible Monday and Tuesday. Cooler tempertures are
expected by the end of next week, and chances for rain linger. Overall,
fire weather concerns remain low for much of the area at this 
time.

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VAZ014-170815-
Montgomery-
Including the city of Blacksburg
121 PM EDT Sat May 16 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          55           88           58           90           
Max/Min RH %          86           34           89           32           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  5         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7350                      7800         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  9                      S 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 66150                     93600        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         52 Gen Good  25 Fair      63 Good      24 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  76 Good      2 Very Poor  88 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            5            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        5            1            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 30 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Not as warm.
Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
lower 50s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Cooler. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
72 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
lower 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 73 percent. East winds
around 5 mph.

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