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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
249 AM EDT Sat Apr 4 2026

.DISCUSSION...

With the passage of the cold front
Sunday morning, a cooler and drier airmass will return to the region,
with near seasonal temperatures forecast through much of next week. 
Minimum RH values will drop into the 20-30% range each day next 
week starting on Monday, with gusty winds on Monday and Tuesday
up to 20mph forecast. More relaxed winds return Tues/Weds/Thurs 
leading to more favorable burning conditions.


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VAZ017-042030-
Floyd-
Including the city of Floyd
249 AM EDT Sat Apr 4 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            30           100          
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           20           
Max/Min Temp          75           53           61           
Min/Max RH %          56           100          54           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  5 G19    SW 10 G24    SW 11 G28    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  9 G22     SW 12 G28    W  8 G21     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.09         0.35         
Precip Duration                    1            8            
Precip Begin                       7 PM         Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5170                      3940         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 14                     W 20         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    72380                     78800        
Dispersion                         Excellent                 
Max ADI Early         39 Fair      53 Gen Good  22 Fair      
Max ADI Late          59 Gen Good  24 Fair      52 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       5            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        1            4            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper
50s. Minimum RH 36 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
lower 50s. Minimum RH 27 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
lower 50s. Minimum RH 31 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 38 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 44 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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