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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
222 PM EDT Sun May 31 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions are forecast to persist through tonight as 
high pressure remains in control of the weather pattern. Today's 
afternoon minimum relative humidity will remain above 30 percent
across the region, with surface winds holding below 10 mph. The 
next chance for wetting rainfall will be Tuesday across the
mountains. Rainfall totals are forecast to remain less than a 
tenth inch for most.

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VAZ016-010815-
Carroll-
Including the city of Galax
222 PM EDT Sun May 31 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            30           
Min/Max Temp          57           77           54           69           
Max/Min RH %          96           43           79           51           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  6         NW  3        N  4         E  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  3        N  4         Lgt/Var      E  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01         
Precip Duration                                              1            
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM         
Precip End                                                   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5200                      5530         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 12                     NE 14        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 62400                     77420        
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         37 Fair      43 Gen Good  19 Gen Poor  93 Good      
Max ADI Late          6 Very Poor  70 Good      6 Very Poor  99 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            7            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        7            1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
40 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. North
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 40 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. West winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
43 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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