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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
336 AM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Wetting rains will become more likely Monday into
Tuesday as a front stalls in the area. Cooler 
temperatures follow for mid to late week. Rainfall
amounts may average around an inch or so for much
of the area through Wednesday.

VAZ014-202015-
Montgomery-
Including the city of Blacksburg
336 AM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     50           20           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           20           50           
Max/Min Temp          83           62           82           
Min/Max RH %          63           98           65           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.13         0.06         0.26         
Precip Duration       1            0            4            
Precip Begin          12 PM        Continuing   9 AM         
Precip End            Continuing   8 PM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4690                      3880         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W  9                      SE  5        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    42210                     19400        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         25 Fair      11 Poor      9 Poor       
Max ADI Late          38 Fair      2 Very Poor  17 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       10           6            8            
Max LVORI Late        3            7            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 92 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 94 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
lower 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 88 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
70 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
62 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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