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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
235 PM EDT Sat May 23 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A stationary front will take up residency over the region,
all the while a strong fetch of moisture interacts with this
feature. The result will be multiple rounds showers, and some
storms, each day through the next seven days. Rainfall amounts
through Tuesday night are expected to average 0.50 inch to 2.00
inches across the area.
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VAZ016-240815-
Carroll-
Including the city of Galax
235 PM EDT Sat May 23 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 70 60 60 90
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 50 50 50
Min/Max Temp 54 74 60 76
Max/Min RH % 100 82 100 78
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 4 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var S 3 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.23 0.03 0.10 0.17
Precip Duration 5 2 4 6
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2700 2530
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 9 NW 8
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 24300 20240
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 5 Very Poor 14 Gen Poor 31 Fair 26 Fair
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 31 Fair 6 Very Poor 26 Fair
Max LVORI Early 9 9 7 9
Max LVORI Late 9 5 9 5
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 86 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a 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 81 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 73 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 72 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
68 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal. Precipitation near normal.