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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.
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