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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
227 PM EDT Thu Sep 24 2026

.DISCUSSION...

After today, and extended period of dry weather into
next week is expected. In the short term, fire concerns
are low. However, warming temperatures next week, along
with RH values into the low 40 to mid 30 percent range
could allow for favorable burning by mid-week.

VAZ022-250815-
Roanoke-
Including the cities of Roanoke and Salem
227 PM EDT Thu Sep 24 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          41           77           43           81           
Max/Min RH %          96           28           86           30           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  4        N  6         N  5         NW  6        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  4         N  6         NW  5        NW  7        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4130                      5030         
Transport Wnd (mph)                N 14                      NW 18        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 57820                     90540        
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         24 Fair      37 Fair      18 Gen Poor  33 Fair      
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  60 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  77 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            5            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        6            1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.

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

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