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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
242 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A wetting rain is expected for much of the area today with cooler 
temperatures to follow into the weekend. Fire weather concerns  
will be limited through early next week.

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VAZ016-072015-
Carroll-
Including the city of Galax
242 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Clear        
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     80           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          63           40           66           
Min/Max RH %          58           76           39           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  4         NW  8 G23    NW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  7 G17    NW  6 G23    SW  5        
Precip Amount         0.07         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       2                                      
Precip Begin          6 AM                                   
Precip End            11 AM                                  
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4100                      7310         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 14                     SW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    57400                     73100        
Dispersion                         Good                      
Max ADI Early         16 Gen Poor  53 Gen Good  33 Fair      
Max ADI Late          43 Gen Good  6 Very Poor  73 Good      
Max LVORI Early       8            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        4            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Cooler. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows in the lower 40s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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