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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
314 AM EDT Sat Oct 17 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Rain overspreading the area this morning will diminish from west 
to east during late morning, with the last of the showers exiting 
the Southside during mid afternoon, coupled with decreasing 
clouds. Winds will remain breezy from the north through the day, 
with gusts ranging from 20 mph for much of the lower Mid-
Atlantic, to as high as 35 mph along the higher mountain ridges. 
Speeds will gradually diminish during this evening into tonight 
as high pressure approaches, however latest data suggests that 
somewhat breezy conditions may persist through dawn Sunday.

VAZ017-172015-
Floyd-
Including the city of Floyd
314 AM EDT Sat Oct 17 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Clear        Clear        
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     100          0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          50           31           53           
Min/Max RH %          60           79           41           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N 11 G23     N  8 G20     NE  5 G17    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N 12 G22     N  4         NE  7 G17    
Precip Amount         0.06         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       3                                      
Precip Begin          6 AM                                   
Precip End            10 AM                                  
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4700                      3190         
Transport Wnd (mph)   N 23                      NE 14        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    108100                    44660        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         62 Good      49 Gen Good  43 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          65 Good      5 Very Poor  47 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       5            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        4            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy frost. Lows in the mid 30s.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum
RH 49 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
53 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
56 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.

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

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