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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
132 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Expect a pattern with higher humidity with wetting
rain chances returning by Friday especially over
the mountains. Should be drying out over the weekend,
though humidity levels still are not expected to drop
to critical levels of under 30 percent. Another storm
system looks bring another chance of rain by the
middle of next week.

VAZ014-202130-
Montgomery-
Including the city of Blacksburg
132 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Rain         Rain         
Chance Precip (%)     0            50           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          62           47           66           
Min/Max RH %          65           99           76           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  3         Lgt/Var      SW  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.03         0.07         
Precip Duration                    1            6            
Precip Begin                       12 AM        Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3520                      2180         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 10                      W 14         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    35200                     30520        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         14 Gen Poor  4 Very Poor  18 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          41 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  25 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       9            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        3            8            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain likely. Lows in the mid 50s.
Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 67 percent. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum RH 43 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs around 60.
Minimum RH 47 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 71 percent. South winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 63 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph.

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

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