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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
240 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Scattered to numerous showers and storms expected
through tonight, but not everyone will see wetting rains.

We do anticipate good chances for showers and storms early to
mid next week, then drying out and cooling down somewhat
afterwards.

VAZ014-190815-
Montgomery-
Including the city of Blacksburg
240 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     40           40           0            60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           40           0            50           
Min/Max Temp          67           87           62           85           
Max/Min RH %          100          58           100          59           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  4         W  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  4         NW  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.03         0.01         0.00         0.04         
Precip Duration       1            1                         4            
Precip Begin          6 PM         8 AM                      8 AM         
Precip End            9 PM         6 PM                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4900                      4570         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 16                      SE  5        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 78400                     22850        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         35 Fair      40 Fair      71 Good      28 Fair      
Max ADI Late          7 Poor       82 Good      1 Very Poor  37 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            6            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        7            3            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. North
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 57 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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