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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...UPDATED
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
936 PM EDT Tue May 20 2025

.DISCUSSION...
A warm front will bring showers and storms mainly this evening 
into Wednesday. After that, rain chances are elevated through 
the end of the work week. 

A cooler air mass arrives for Thursday into the weekend. Winds 
become gusty Wednesday through Saturday, mainly from the 
west-northwest between 15 and 30 mph at times in the mountains.

VAZ016-210815-
Carroll-
Including the city of Galax
936 PM EDT Tue May 20 2025

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        Showers      None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     80           40           0            30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           0            0            20           
Min/Max Temp          59           76           53           69           
Max/Min RH %          98           49           77           44           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  4        W  4         W  8 G19     W 10 G24     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  3         W  9 G19     W  7 G21     W 11 G24     
Precip Amount         0.32         0.07         0.00         0.01         
Precip Duration       6            2                         1            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing                8 AM         
Precip End            Continuing   6 PM                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5640                      6900         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 24                      W 29         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 135360                    200100       
Dispersion            Poor                      Good                      
Max ADI Early         23 Fair      101 Very Good93 Good      100 Good     
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  125 Very Good7 Poor       138 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       5            8            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        8            2            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 44 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 65 percent. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 60s.
Minimum RH 68 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum RH 71 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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