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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
217 AM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Drier weather expected through at least Wednesday with
lower humidity. Min RH values each afternoon fall into
the upper 30 to lower 40 percent range east of the mountains.
An increasing chance of rain, along with more humid
conditions will return for late week and into the
weekend.

VAZ014-132030-
Montgomery-
Including the city of Blacksburg
217 AM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          85           61           83           
Min/Max RH %          57           100          48           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         NW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  5        Lgt/Var      NW  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4520                      5970         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 13                     N 13         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    58760                     77610        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         23 Fair      37 Fair      60 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          66 Good      4 Very Poor  92 Good      
Max LVORI Early       9            6            8            
Max LVORI Late        3            9            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum RH 53 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
59 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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