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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
317 AM EDT Tue May 26 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Due to the stalled front across the area, fire weather will 
continue to be aided by daily wetting rainfall. Light winds 
are forecast, with heavy cloud cover through Wednesday night. 
Additional rainfall of 0.50-1.00" is expected, with some areas
potentially seeing several inches of rain under the heaviest
thunderstorms. Drier conditions move back in Thursday into the
weekend, though wet grounds will continue to keep any fire 
danger threat low. Winds increase briefly Thursday, with gusts
of 15-20 mph possible. 

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VAZ016-262030-
Carroll-
Including the city of Galax
317 AM EDT Tue May 26 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     90           70           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 70           70           50           
Max/Min Temp          75           62           76           
Min/Max RH %          82           100          77           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      S  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  3         SW  3        W  4         
Precip Amount         0.18         0.29         0.08         
Precip Duration       5            3            4            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   10 AM        
Precip End            Continuing   2 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2970                      3790         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 12                     SW 14        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    35640                     53060        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         27 Fair      30 Fair      46 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          38 Fair      6 Very Poor  51 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       9            7            8            
Max LVORI Late        4            8            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 60 percent. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
57 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 65 percent. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 66 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs around 70.
Minimum RH 58 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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