Fire Weather Forecast - Carroll County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
230 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Scattered shower and thunderstorms will be with us into 
early next week, but not everyone will see wetting rain.
Humidity levels remain elevated.

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Carroll-
Including the city of Galax
230 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     20           60           50           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           50           50           30           
Min/Max Temp          67           84           65           85           
Max/Min RH %          99           70           100          66           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  3        Lgt/Var      W  4         
Precip Amount         0.05         0.11         0.06         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            4            1            1            
Precip Begin          6 PM         11 AM        Continuing   8 AM         
Precip End            2 AM         Continuing   3 AM         6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3760                      4730         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  7                      W 17         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 26320                     80410        
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         38 Fair      26 Fair      12 Poor      52 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  30 Fair      2 Very Poor  81 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            9            9            10           
Max LVORI Late        7            4            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
60 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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