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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
210 AM EDT Tue May 13 2025

.DISCUSSION...

An upper level low will keep our area stormy at times
into Wednesday, before lifting out Thursday.

We will see less coverage Thursday into Friday but another
front tracks in by Saturday with another round of showers
and storms.

VAZ014-132015-
Montgomery-
Including the city of Blacksburg
210 AM EDT Tue May 13 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     80           50           90           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           50           
Max/Min Temp          70           56           73           
Min/Max RH %          78           100          66           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E  5         SE  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.40         0.11         0.30         
Precip Duration       5            2            9            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3700                      3170         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 13                      SE  6        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    48100                     19020        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         15 Gen Poor  43 Gen Good  14 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          45 Gen Good  1 Very Poor  21 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       8            7            10           
Max LVORI Late        4            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 56 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80. Minimum RH
44 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 44 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 46 percent. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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