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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
504 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A low pressure system will pass to the south on Saturday but
rainfall chances are low and even those that see any will be
no more than few hundredths of an inch. Dry conditions
will take place for Sunday through early next week when 
another low pressure system could bring a chance of showers and 
thunderstorms. 

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VAZ014-022015-
Montgomery-
Including the city of Blacksburg
504 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          59           32           63           
Min/Max RH %          33           87           28           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  3        NW  5        NW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  6        Lgt/Var      W  5         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    7390                      6400         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 16                     W 15         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    118240                    96000        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         68 Good      133 Very Good88 Good      
Max ADI Late          123 Very Good6 Very Poor  102 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 30 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs
around 70. Minimum RH 55 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Colder.
Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s. Minimum RH 37 percent. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.

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

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