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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
357 AM EST Sat Feb 14 2026

.DISCUSSION... 
...Dry Today...
...Wetting rain Sunday...

High pressure was centered over the Mid Atlantic and will 
produce fair weather for today. A strong low pressure system
will cross the region Sunday with high confidence for a wetting
rain, amounts ranging from 0.75 to 1.25.

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VAZ022-142115-
Roanoke-
Including the cities of Roanoke and Salem
357 AM EST Sat Feb 14 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mcldy        Cloudy       
Precip Type           None         Rain         Rain         
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           100          
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          58           37           47           
Min/Max RH %          26           83           65           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.01         0.76         
Precip Duration                    0            11           
Precip Begin                       3 AM         Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4850                      650          
Transport Wnd (mph)   W  9                      NE  7        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    43650                     4550         
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         25 Fair      2 Very Poor  3 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          54 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  8 Poor       
Max LVORI Early       3            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        2            4            6            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain likely. Lows around 40. Highs in
the mid 50s. Minimum RH 54 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 46 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 51 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
mid 60s. Minimum RH 46 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs around 60. Minimum RH 42 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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