Fire Weather Forecast - Roanoke County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
209 PM EDT Thu Jul 23 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A frontal boundary will remain situated over the Carolinas through 
the weekend, and easterly flow will keep moisture across the 
southern half of the area, though some drier air is working its way 
into northern portions of the area. Showers will be confined mostly 
south of the area today, but a few stray showers may develop over
the mountains later. Chances for scattered showers and possible 
storms increase Friday and continue through the weekend, with the 
highest chances over the mountains. Plenty of cloud cover for the 
next day or two and cooler air will keep temperatures below normal
through the weekend. Overall, fire weather concerns are little to
none at this time.

VAZ022-240815-
Roanoke-
Including the cities of Roanoke and Salem
209 PM EDT Thu Jul 23 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      Showers      Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           30           50           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            50           
Min/Max Temp          60           76           61           80           
Max/Min RH %          98           69           99           66           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      E  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.01         0.01         0.01         0.05         
Precip Duration       1            2            1            5            
Precip Begin          8 PM         Continuing   6 PM         Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   5 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3260                      2350         
Transport Wnd (mph)                E 12                      NW  8        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 39120                     18800        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         24 Fair      23 Fair      27 Fair      11 Poor      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  36 Fair      2 Very Poor  23 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       5            6            6            8            
Max LVORI Late        7            4            7            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 55 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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