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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
143 PM EDT Sun Oct 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure will support clear skies for today. Winds will be
from the northeast, with sustained speeds between 5 mph and 10 
mph, and gusts reaching as high as 20 mph at times. Speeds will 
diminish to less than 5 mph toward sunset. Minimum RH this 
afternoon will fall as low as 25 percent in spots, and will
remain between 25 to 35 percent through the first half of the 
work week.

After a cool weekend, temperatures will moderate back to near 
normal on Tuesday for the remainder of the week.

VAZ014-190815-
Montgomery-
Including the city of Blacksburg
143 PM EDT Sun Oct 18 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Clear        Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          29           67           35           71           
Max/Min RH %          79           30           86           30           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3280                      3450         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE 10                     N 15         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 32800                     51750        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         11 Poor      23 Fair      9 Poor       27 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  42 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  58 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            4            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        3            2            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
46 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 52 percent. East
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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