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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
353 PM EDT Fri May 1 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A low pressure system will pass to the south on Saturday to bring
a chance of wetting rainfall for North Carolina and parts of
Virginia east of the Blue Ridge. However, rainfall may not reach
West Virginia and Virginia west of the Blue Ridge. Dry conditions
will take place for Sunday through the middle of next week when
another low pressure system could bring a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. While this weekend should turn cooler, a warming
trend will occur by early next week.
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VAZ015-020815-
Grayson-
Including the cities of Independence, Whitetop, Troutdale,
and Volney
353 PM EDT Fri May 1 2026
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mclear Clear
Precip Type None Rain None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 40 56 32 60
Max/Min RH % 81 37 78 32
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 5 G17 N 5 NW 7 G19 NW 6 G18
Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 4 NW 7 G17 NW 5 W 6 G17
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 0
Precip Begin 8 AM
Precip End 2 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7150 5810
Transport Wnd (mph) NW 22 W 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 157300 87150
Dispersion Fair Fair
Max ADI Early 62 Good 49 Gen Good 135 Very Good84 Good
Max ADI Late 12 Poor 157 Very Good6 Very Poor 85 Good
Max LVORI Early 3 4 2 3
Max LVORI Late 4 1 3 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 60s. Minimum RH 43 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 62 percent. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight 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
around 60. Minimum RH 46 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation above normal.