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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
418 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Seasonably warm and humid conditions expected for the remainder
of the week with scattered afternoon and evening showers
and thunderstorms. Rainfall coverage will be hit and miss
with rainfall amounts generally a quarter inch or less. 
There will be some localized amounts upwards of one inch
associated with the stronger thunderstorms. Isolated wind
damage is also possible.

Greater coverage of showers and thunderstorms is likely for the
weekend with the passage of a cold front. Somewhat drier
conditions follow the frontal passage for the beginning of next
week, and may bring temperatures a few degrees below normal.

VAZ017-092015-
Floyd-
Including the city of Floyd
418 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     40           20           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           20           50           
Max/Min Temp          81           63           81           
Min/Max RH %          66           100          66           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  4         W  5         W  6 G18     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  7         W  5 G17     W  7         
Precip Amount         0.01         0.00         0.04         
Precip Duration       1            0            1            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   8 PM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5040                      4790         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 14                      W 14         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    70560                     67060        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         39 Fair      68 Good      46 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          63 Good      4 Very Poor  72 Good      
Max LVORI Early       9            6            8            
Max LVORI Late        3            8            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 82 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 77 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
69 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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