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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
214 PM EDT Thu May 14 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather continues through early next week. Minimum
RH values will be in the 30-40% range through Tuesday. The lowest
relative humidities will be over the Piedmont. Moisture increases
by mid week as a cold front nears from the west, increasing
southerly flow. The Wednesday through Thursday time frame will be
out next chance for widespread wetting rain. 

Temperatures warm over the weekend into next week with some record
heat possible Monday and Tuesday. Overall, fire weather concerns 
remain low for much of the area at this time, but will continue to
be monitored.

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VAZ016-150815-
Carroll-
Including the city of Galax
214 PM EDT Thu May 14 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          42           72           50           79           
Max/Min RH %          79           34           69           43           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  9 G22    NW  8 G23    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  6 G22    NW  4        Lgt/Var      SW  6        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5160                      5720         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  8                      SW  9        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 41280                     51480        
Dispersion            Good                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         83 Good      63 Good      36 Fair      28 Fair      
Max ADI Late          6 Very Poor  57 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  58 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            4            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        4            1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. South winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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