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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
222 AM EDT Sun Apr 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Unusually warm and dry conditions will take place with record 
heat possible by the middle of this week. Rainfall appears 
minimal as any chances of showers or thunderstorms remain 
limited to southeast West Virginia. Otherwise, drought 
conditions will worsen as minimum relative humidity values fall 
towards 25 to 35 percent each afternoon. Some of the southern 
facing slopes may have minimum relative humidity values drop to 
20 percent with afternoon sunshine and gusty winds due to an 
unstable atmosphere from the increasing heat.

These aforementioned conditions will escalate fire danger 
across the entire region. The anomalous heat and low humidity 
combined with daytime gusts could possibly spark new fire 
activity that may spread rapidly. After today, we appear to 
enter a considerable stretch of time where prescribed fire will 
be discouraged as any available resources may need to shift 
towards wildfire suppression.

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VAZ016-122015-
Carroll-
Including the city of Galax
222 AM EDT Sun Apr 12 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          74           55           78           
Min/Max RH %          41           77           34           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  3        S  5         SW  6 G17    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  7         S  6         SW  8 G17    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5100                      6070         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 14                      W 20         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    71400                     121400       
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         20 Gen Poor  59 Gen Good  63 Good      
Max ADI Late          71 Good      7 Poor       85 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        2            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 41 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 30 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum RH 32 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows around
60. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 35 percent. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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