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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
307 AM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Rain showers and storms are possible today, along with increasing
dew points. Drier and breezy Thursday and Friday, but wetting
rainfall today, along with continued greenup will limit fire concerns.

Another round of rain will be possible on Saturday, followed by
cooler temperatures into Sunday. Fire concerns continue to look
limited through this coming weekend.

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VAZ022-292015-
Roanoke-
Including the cities of Roanoke and Salem
307 AM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        Showers      None         
Chance Precip (%)     100          70           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           0            0            
Max/Min Temp          74           46           66           
Min/Max RH %          63           85           31           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  3 G17    W  9 G24     NW  8 G22    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  6 G19    NW  7 G23    NW  9 G22    
Precip Amount         0.27         0.04         0.00         
Precip Duration       6            1                         
Precip Begin          7 AM         Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   12 AM                     
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3060                      7240         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 17                     NW 21        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    52020                     152040       
Dispersion                         Good                      
Max ADI Early         17 Gen Poor  47 Gen Good  68 Good      
Max ADI Late          53 Gen Good  19 Gen Poor  96 Good      
Max LVORI Early       9            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        5            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 60s. Minimum RH 33 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs around
60. Minimum RH 40 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 28 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
36 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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