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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
240 PM EDT Fri May 22 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A stationary front over the region will promote periodic shower
and thunderstorm chances for the next 5-7 days.  Humidity is 
expected to remain elevated.  As such, fire weather concerns
will be muted in spite of the ongoing drought. 

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VAZ016-230815-
Carroll-
Including the city of Galax
240 PM EDT Fri May 22 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     100          90           80           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           50           50           50           
Min/Max Temp          54           64           57           74           
Max/Min RH %          100          97           100          73           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E  6 G18     SE  5 G17    SE  5        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  6 G19    SE  5        Lgt/Var      S  3         
Precip Amount         0.45         0.36         0.19         0.06         
Precip Duration       8            11           5            4            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1540                      3090         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SE  6                     SW 13        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 9240                      40170        
Dispersion            Good                      Poor                      
Max ADI Early         13 Gen Poor  6 Very Poor  5 Very Poor  20 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          11 Poor      11 Poor      3 Very Poor  37 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       8            9            9            8            
Max LVORI Late        8            8            10           4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 84 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 92 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 82 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. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 77 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.

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