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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
228 PM EST Wed Dec 31 2025

.DISCUSSION... 

Dry and mild east of the mountains today. Winds will increase
late morning and could gust up to 20MPH at times through
this afternoon.

The lowest afternoon relative humidity values should average 
between 20% and 30% across the Virginia and North Carolina 
Piedmonts Wednesday, with higher values farther west. 

The lower RHs, dry conditions and mild temperatures
may result in some adverse fire behavior across the southern 
Virginia and North Carolina Piedmont region.

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VAZ016-010915-
Carroll-
Including the city of Galax
228 PM EST Wed Dec 31 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          29           42           29           49           
Max/Min RH %          82           53           93           51           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  9 G24     NW 13 G31    NW  4        W  4         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W 12 G30     NW  9 G24    W  3         W  5         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3550                      2710         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 24                     W 13         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 85200                     35230        
Dispersion            Excellent                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         9 Poor       72 Good      9 Poor       25 Fair      
Max ADI Late          22 Fair      65 Good      6 Very Poor  29 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            3            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs
in the lower 40s. Minimum RH 78 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the lower 30s.
Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 43 percent. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid
40s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
lower 50s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows around
40. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 54 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph.

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

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