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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
139 PM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Much of the area received 1 to 4 inches of rainfall today.
Scattered showers are possible this afternoon into evening 
then become more confined to the western mountains overnight.
We dry out Monday into Wednesday with temperatures above normal.

VAZ014-120815-
Montgomery-
Including the city of Blacksburg
139 PM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     40           0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          59           73           51           81           
Max/Min RH %          100          68           100          55           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  5 G18     NW 10 G26    W  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  8 G26     NW  9 G21    Lgt/Var      W  3         
Precip Amount         0.05         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                                                   
Precip Begin          6 PM                                                
Precip End            3 AM                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2970                      4690         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 25                     W 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 74250                     56280        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         17 Gen Poor  67 Good      22 Fair      9 Poor       
Max ADI Late          22 Fair      72 Good      3 Very Poor  66 Good      
Max LVORI Early       7            5            10           9            
Max LVORI Late        5            4            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
61 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 73 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 70s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Colder. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Much cooler. Highs in the lower 50s.
Minimum RH 52 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the lower 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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