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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
234 PM EDT Tue May 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front tracks through the area on Wednesday, bringing
scattered showers and thunderstorms. More dry weather to follow 
for the end of the week, and by Friday, minimum RH's will generally be 
between 20% to 35%, and above 40% for the mountains, as high 
pressure settles in over the area. However, with the recent and
upcoming rainfall, there are no fire weather concerns at this 
time.

Temperatures and humidity start reaching summer-like levels over
the weekend into early next week.


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VAZ016-130815-
Carroll-
Including the city of Galax
234 PM EDT Tue May 12 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            50           40           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            50           40           0            
Min/Max Temp          47           71           45           61           
Max/Min RH %          71           51           84           46           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  6         SW  6 G17    W  7 G18     NW 13 G28    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  5         SW  8 G17    NW  8 G23    NW 13 G25    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.03         0.05         0.00         
Precip Duration                    1            1                         
Precip Begin                       2 PM         Continuing                
Precip End                         Continuing   11 PM                     
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5590                      5850         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 15                     NW 24        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 83850                     140400       
Dispersion            Fair                      Good                      
Max ADI Early         59 Gen Good  64 Good      32 Fair      96 Good      
Max ADI Late          6 Very Poor  63 Good      12 Poor      108 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            3            4            4            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the mid 50s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 47 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 43 percent. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 43 percent. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.

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