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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
221 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions are forecast to persist through Sunday night as 
high pressure remains in control of the weather pattern. Sunday 
afternoon minimum relative humidity will remain above 30 percent
across the region, with surface winds holding below 10 mph. The 
next chance for wetting rainfall will be Monday, more so across 
northwest North Carolina, as a weak disturbance passes across 
the region. Rainfall totals are forecast to remain less than a 
quarter inch for most, but will be locally higher if any storms 
develop.

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VAZ014-310830-
Montgomery-
Including the city of Blacksburg
221 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          48           76           54           78           
Max/Min RH %          78           44           98           39           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  4        Lgt/Var      S  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW  3        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              1            
Precip Begin                                                 8 AM         
Precip End                                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5570                      6020         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  8                     NW 12        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 44560                     72240        
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         40 Fair      29 Fair      48 Gen Good  50 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          12 Poor      47 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  82 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            4            4            8            
Max LVORI Late        4            2            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. North winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
38 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. North
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 43 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.

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