Showers and Storms in the East; Dangerously Hot and Dry in the West

Scattered showers and storms are expected across portions of the Central and Eastern U.S. through the end of the week. Meanwhile, dangerous heat will intensify across the Desert Southwest and Intermountain West. Hot, dry weather and increasing winds will allow elevated wildfire conditions to return to the northern Intermountain West, where air quality issues persist from ongoing fires. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
244 AM EDT Sun Aug 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather will continue this week with scattered showers
and thunderstorms each day, primarily during the afternoons and 
evenings. The air mass will remain humid with relative humidity 
values staying elevated. Winds should remain rather light for much
of the area except in stronger thunderstorms. There may be a few
instances of wind gusts between 20-35 mph along and west of the
Blue Ridge later in the week due to passing low level jets. Due to
the abundant moisture and prolonged chances of rain, fire weather 
concerns will remain low.

VAZ022-092015-
Roanoke-
Including the cities of Roanoke and Salem
244 AM EDT Sun Aug 9 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          93           67           94           
Min/Max RH %          50           93           47           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         W  3         W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  3         W  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6040                      7650         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W  5                      W 15         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    30200                     114750       
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         28 Fair      18 Gen Poor  62 Good      
Max ADI Late          40 Fair      3 Very Poor  124 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       7            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        2            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 54 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the upper 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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