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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
230 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Scattered shower and thunderstorms will be with us into
early next week, but not everyone will see wetting rain.
Humidity levels remain elevated.
VAZ016-150815-
Carroll-
Including the city of Galax
230 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 20 60 50 30
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 50 50 30
Min/Max Temp 67 84 65 85
Max/Min RH % 99 70 100 66
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 3 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var NW 3 Lgt/Var W 4
Precip Amount 0.05 0.11 0.06 0.00
Precip Duration 1 4 1 1
Precip Begin 6 PM 11 AM Continuing 8 AM
Precip End 2 AM Continuing 3 AM 6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3760 4730
Transport Wnd (mph) W 7 W 17
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 26320 80410
Dispersion Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 38 Fair 26 Fair 12 Poor 52 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 30 Fair 2 Very Poor 81 Good
Max LVORI Early 6 9 9 10
Max LVORI Late 7 4 10 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
60 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.