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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
321 AM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A drier airmass will remain across the region today
with min RH values 35 to 50 percent. Moisture increases
with the return of rain chances Wednesday into the first
part of the weekend.

VAZ016-252015-
Carroll-
Including the city of Galax
321 AM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            30           
Max/Min Temp          80           56           79           
Min/Max RH %          40           88           65           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  6         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.06         
Precip Duration                                 1            
Precip Begin                                    2 PM         
Precip End                                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5280                      5190         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W  1                      SW 13        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    5280                      67470        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         20 Gen Poor  7 Poor       44 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          20 Gen Poor  1 Very Poor  52 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        2            4            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 71 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
66 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
57 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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

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