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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
221 PM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Temperatures will gradually warm each day through the weekend.
 
Somewhat favorable weather expected for prescribed burns,
but drying may be limited by cloud cover from passing upper 
level disturbances. 

Some mountain showers possible on Friday afternoon, but not
expected to be widespread. Another front approaches on Monday
which could bring another round of light rain into the region.


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VAZ022-200815-
Roanoke-
Including the cities of Roanoke and Salem
221 PM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            40           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          37           71           51           76           
Max/Min RH %          86           32           88           34           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      W  3         SW  7 G20    W  4 G17     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  7 G20    W  6 G20     W  5         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.00         
Precip Duration                                 1                         
Precip Begin                                    7 PM                      
Precip End                                      2 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5930                      6110         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 20                     W  6         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 118600                    36660        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         30 Fair      36 Fair      65 Good      22 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  94 Good      9 Poor       36 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            5            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        5            1            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 35 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers.
Cooler. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
31 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in
the mid 50s. Minimum RH 29 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 43 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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