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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
253 AM EST Tue Feb 17 2026

.DISCUSSION... 

Saturated grounds from the widespread rainfall that fell over 
the weekend combined with continued snow melt across the area 
will continue to lead to low chances for fire weather concerns.

Overall, there are no fire weather concerns this week given the 
points mentioned above, and any type of burning will be extremely
difficult given the saturated fuels and surface ground layer. 

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VAZ022-172115-
Roanoke-
Including the cities of Roanoke and Salem
253 AM EST Tue Feb 17 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          66           44           67           
Min/Max RH %          48           87           51           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      S  3         SW  4 G20    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  3        SW  3        W  8 G22     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3950                      3430         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 13                      W 24         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    51350                     82320        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         14 Gen Poor  6 Very Poor  33 Fair      
Max ADI Late          45 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  63 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            4            4            
Max LVORI Late        3            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 69 percent. South winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 45 percent. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 50 percent. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the upper 30s.
Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 43 percent. Northwest winds
15 to 20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow. Lows
in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.

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

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