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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
244 PM EDT Tue May 26 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Due to the stalled front across the area, expect scattered
to numerous wetting showers and scattered thunderstorms
with localized heavy rainfall.

Drier conditions move back in Thursday into the weekend, though
recent rainfall will continue to keep any fire danger threat low.

Winds increase briefly Thursday, with gusts of 15-20 mph possible. 

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VAZ016-270815-
Carroll-
Including the city of Galax
244 PM EDT Tue May 26 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     70           70           50           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           50           20           
Min/Max Temp          63           76           60           76           
Max/Min RH %          100          72           96           57           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  4         Lgt/Var      W  3         NW  6 G19    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  3         SW  4        W  4         N  7         
Precip Amount         0.19         0.06         0.05         0.00         
Precip Duration       4            3            1            1            
Precip Begin          6 PM         8 AM         Continuing   8 AM         
Precip End            2 AM         Continuing   10 PM        2 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4100                      5200         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 21                      N 15         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 86100                     78000        
Dispersion            Fair                      Poor                      
Max ADI Early         26 Fair      45 Gen Good  52 Gen Good  21 Fair      
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  73 Good      7 Poor       92 Good      
Max LVORI Early       7            9            6            6            
Max LVORI Late        8            3            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 61 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 70s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.

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