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
226 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.DISCUSSION...

Above normal warmth will continue into Friday followed by a
cool down for the weekend. After a clear night tonight, clouds
will be on the increase. A cold front over the Ohio Valley will
move east, crossing the Mid-Atlantic region Friday. This front 
will bring showers and a few thunderstorms, but limited 
rainfall. In general, expecting a quarter inch or less of rain,
with isolated amounts of one half inch where thunderstorms 
occur. Temperatures will return to a more seasonal level 
Saturday.

VAZ022-190815-
Roanoke-
Including the cities of Roanoke and Salem
226 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            60           40           0            
Min/Max Temp          53           75           50           72           
Max/Min RH %          79           50           82           26           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  4        SE  3        W  4         NW  6        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E  3         SE  5        NW  6        NW 10 G23    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.10         0.09         0.00         
Precip Duration                    2            1                         
Precip Begin                       10 AM        Continuing                
Precip End                         Continuing   12 AM                     
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2810                      6220         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 14                     W 20         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 39340                     124400       
Dispersion            Poor                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         71 Good      13 Gen Poor  31 Fair      44 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  50 Gen Good  15 Gen Poor  85 Good      
Max LVORI Early       2            4            4            3            
Max LVORI Late        3            3            4            1            
LAL                   1            3            3            1            
Haines Index          5            5            3            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
60s. Minimum RH 39 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 41 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 37 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Above normal Temperatures. Near normal rainfall.