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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
214 PM EDT Thu May 14 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Dry weather continues through early next week. Minimum
RH values will be in the 30-40% range through Tuesday. The lowest
relative humidities will be over the Piedmont. Moisture increases
by mid week as a cold front nears from the west, increasing
southerly flow. The Wednesday through Thursday time frame will be
out next chance for widespread wetting rain.
Temperatures warm over the weekend into next week with some record
heat possible Monday and Tuesday. Overall, fire weather concerns
remain low for much of the area at this time, but will continue to
be monitored.
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VAZ016-150815-
Carroll-
Including the city of Galax
214 PM EDT Thu May 14 2026
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 42 72 50 79
Max/Min RH % 79 34 69 43
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 9 G22 NW 8 G23 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 6 G22 NW 4 Lgt/Var SW 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5160 5720
Transport Wnd (mph) W 8 SW 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 41280 51480
Dispersion Good Very Poor
Max ADI Early 83 Good 63 Good 36 Fair 28 Fair
Max ADI Late 6 Very Poor 57 Gen Good 2 Very Poor 58 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 3 4 3 3
Max LVORI Late 4 1 3 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. South winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.