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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
137 AM EST Thu Feb 26 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Widespread wetting rain continues today, followed by a drier and 
warmer airmass through the weekend. Several more chances for 
precipitation occur Sunday through Wednesday.

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VAZ016-262115-
Carroll-
Including the city of Galax
137 AM EST Thu Feb 26 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Rain         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     90           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          52           34           53           
Min/Max RH %          78           96           61           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      N  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  3        Lgt/Var      S  3         
Precip Amount         0.51         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       5                                      
Precip Begin          6 AM                                   
Precip End            3 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    1900                      4310         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE  3                     SE  6        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    5700                      25860        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         3 Very Poor  1 Very Poor  21 Fair      
Max ADI Late          6 Very Poor  2 Very Poor  37 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       10           7            7            
Max LVORI Late        7            8            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 41 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum RH 50 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Cloudy with rain and snow likely. Colder. Lows in the
mid 30s. Highs around 40. Minimum RH 71 percent. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with a chance of rain and freezing rain. Lows
in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a chance of rain. Warmer. Lows in the
mid 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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