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
231 PM EDT Mon Apr 13 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...Fire Danger Statement in effect for Virginia through 6PM...

...Fire Danger Statement in effect for North Carolina through 
   8PM...

Unusually warm and dry conditions will take place with record  
heat possible beginning by midweek. Rainfall appears 
minimal as any chances of showers or thunderstorms remain 
limited to southeast West Virginia. Otherwise, drought 
conditions will worsen as minimum relative humidity values fall 
towards 20 to 35 percent each afternoon. Some of the southern 
facing slopes may have minimum relative humidity values drop to 
15 to 20 percent with afternoon sunshine and gusty winds due to 
an unstable atmosphere from the increasing heat.

These aforementioned conditions and the increasing warmth will 
escalate fire danger across the entire region. The anomalous 
heat and low humidity combined with daytime gusts will only make
fire containment increasingly difficult throughout the week.

Winds today remain gusty from the southwest through the evening
and coupled with very dry fuels, fires could be difficult to
suppress. A Fire Danger Statement has been issued for all of 
Virginia and portions of Virginia. An additional Fire Danger
Statement may be needed on Tuesday.


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VAZ022-140830-
Roanoke-
Including the cities of Roanoke and Salem
231 PM EDT Mon Apr 13 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        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          56           87           60           91           
Max/Min RH %          67           33           71           24           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  5         W  3         W  5         W  4         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  3         W  5         W  4         SW  5        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6870                      7390         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 16                      W 16         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 109920                    118240       
Dispersion            Poor                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         63 Good      87 Good      75 Good      75 Good      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  114 Very Good3 Very Poor  120 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            3            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum RH 29 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 27 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around
90. Minimum RH 27 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Not as warm. Lows
in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 26 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in
the upper 60s. Minimum RH 21 percent. Northwest winds 15 to
20 mph.

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