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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
728 PM EDT Fri May 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front will bring the next opportunity for showers and 
thunderstorms Sunday into Monday. Cooler air is expected again to
start the work week. 

Fire weather concerns will be limited through early next week.

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VAZ016-090815-
Carroll-
Including the city of Galax
728 PM EDT Fri May 8 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          48           73           51           76           
Max/Min RH %          83           47           91           39           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  5         SW  4        W  4         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  4         SW  8 G17    Lgt/Var      SW  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6410                      6440         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 16                      SW  8        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 102560                    51520        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         62 Good      58 Gen Good  87 Good      56 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  97 Good      2 Very Poor  66 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            5            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        5            1            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in
the lower 60s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows in the upper 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 70s. Minimum RH 43 percent. Northwest winds around
5 mph.

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

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