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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
221 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather is expected the next couple days, with some isolated
showers and thunderstorms possible Tuesday for the mountains, 
prior to a cold front arriving late Wednesday afternoon through 
Wednesday night. This cold front is currently expected to bring 
more appreciable rainfall to the area; however, if it 
under performs, there may be some fire weather concerns heading 
into the end of the work week and early weekend. Both Friday and 
Saturday look to be warm, with RH values dropping into the 20s and
30s during the afternoon hours. This combined with gusty winds 
will lead to increased fire weather concerns for both days. These 
forecasted conditions will need to continued to be monitored 


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VAZ022-100830-
Roanoke-
Including the cities of Roanoke and Salem
221 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Showers      None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            30           0            40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          50           79           58           83           
Max/Min RH %          79           44           90           41           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         Lgt/Var      SW  4        SW  3 G19    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  3         SW  5        SW  3        SW  9 G23    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                    0                         2            
Precip Begin                       2 PM                      8 AM         
Precip End                         5 PM                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5890                      5990         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 13                     SW 23        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 76570                     137770       
Dispersion            Poor                      Poor                      
Max ADI Early         45 Gen Good  22 Fair      31 Fair      21 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  76 Good      3 Very Poor  93 Good      
Max LVORI Early       2            4            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Breezy, showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
lower 50s. Minimum RH 38 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs around 60.
Minimum RH 29 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 31 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent. South
winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Cooler. Lows in
the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 32 percent.
Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph.

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

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