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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
214 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Increasing moisture today ahead of an approaching cold front. 
0.25" to 0.50" storm total through Thursday morning.

By the end of the work week, the potential for fire danger is 
expected to increase as winds and temperatures rebound on Friday. 
Southwest sinds could gust between 25 to 35 mph. Combine this 
with minimum RH values in the 20s, and fuels will dry very quickly
across the region. These conditions may lead to adverse fire 
behavior on Friday and Saturday as RHs remain low both days.
Moisture begins to increase by Sunday, and RHs trend upwards. 


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VAZ014-120815-
Montgomery-
Including the city of Blacksburg
214 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Showers      Rain         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     90           90           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          34           41           25           57           
Max/Min RH %          94           39           72           31           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  7 G19    NW 12 G27    NW  5 G20    S  5 G22     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  9 G24     NW 10 G26    Lgt/Var      SW 10 G24    
Precip Amount         0.12         0.24         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       3            4                                      
Precip Begin          7 PM         Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   12 PM                                  
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6190                      5500         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 30                     SW 21        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 185700                    115500       
Dispersion            Good                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         84 Good      68 Good      99 Good      47 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          32 Fair      135 Very Good3 Very Poor  94 Good      
Max LVORI Early       2            4            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        4            2            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 33 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows around
40. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of snow
showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH
35 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow and rain showers.
Colder. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH
27 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the
mid 40s. Minimum RH 32 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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