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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
134 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Scattered shower and thunderstorm activity will continue through
Monday. While not everyone will see wetting rain, an extremely 
humid airmass will continue to remain across the region. These
elevated humidity levels will keep any fire weather concerns to
a minimum.

VAZ014-160815-
Montgomery-
Including the city of Blacksburg
134 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     40           20           20           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           20           20           40           
Min/Max Temp          67           87           68           87           
Max/Min RH %          100          61           93           59           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  3         W  5         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  4         W  4         W  6         
Precip Amount         0.08         0.03         0.01         0.04         
Precip Duration       1            1            1            1            
Precip Begin          6 PM         8 AM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            2 AM         Continuing   2 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5400                      5570         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 14                      NW 15        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 75600                     83550        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         14 Gen Poor  39 Fair      50 Gen Good  75 Good      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  99 Good      5 Very Poor  88 Good      
Max LVORI Early       9            10           6            5            
Max LVORI Late        10           3            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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