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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
207 PM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather continues through the end of the month. Temperatures 
will remain near seasonal normals, with highs in the 60s and 70s,
and lows in the 30s and 40s. Minimum RH values will rise some 
into the weekend into the 40 to 50 percent range.

No measurable rainfall is anticipated through the end of the month.
The next best chance for rainfall looks to be early November.

VAZ022-250815-
Roanoke-
Including the cities of Roanoke and Salem
207 PM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          38           65           37           72           
Max/Min RH %          99           46           95           35           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3700                      2660         
Transport Wnd (mph)                E  2                      W  3         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 7400                      7980         
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         6 Very Poor  15 Gen Poor  3 Very Poor  5 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  15 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  12 Poor      
Max LVORI Early       4            8            6            6            
Max LVORI Late        5            3            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Light winds. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Light winds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Light winds. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
59 percent. Light winds. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Light
winds. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Light winds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
54 percent. East winds around 5 mph.

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

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