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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
159 PM EDT Sat May 3 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Expect a mixture of clouds and sunshine through early afternoon,
with coverage of showers and thunderstorms moving across the 
lower Mid-Atlantic during late afternoon into the evening and 
another round of showers and storms possible overnight. Chances
for showers and storms increase again for Sunday and continue
for parts of the area through much of the week. Total rainfall
through Monday looks to be about an inch to an inch and a half with
some locations possibly getting near 2 inches. Winds will be 
generally from the south, with gusts outside of thunderstorm 
activity less than 20 mph through Monday.

VAZ022-040815-
Roanoke-
Including the cities of Roanoke and Salem
159 PM EDT Sat May 3 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     80           70           30           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           20           0            20           
Min/Max Temp          57           74           48           75           
Max/Min RH %          89           51           93           37           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  5 G21     S  4         SW  4        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  3         S  7 G18     Lgt/Var      S  7 G17     
Precip Amount         0.61         0.14         0.01         0.00         
Precip Duration       9            3            1            1            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   8 AM         
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   6 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6410                      6600         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 16                      S 18         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 102560                    118800       
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         41 Gen Good  38 Fair      72 Good      107 Very Good
Max ADI Late          10 Poor      82 Good      2 Very Poor  128 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       4            5            3            7            
Max LVORI Late        5            1            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum RH 38 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 43 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 50 percent. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum RH 40 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 38 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

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