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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
134 PM EST Fri Mar 6 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front looks to push through the area Saturday and Sunday, 
bringing a more widespread chance for rainfall and thunderstorms.
Additional chances for widespread wetting rainfall begins Tuesday. 
Above normal temperatures are expected to continue across the 
region; however, minimum RH values look to remain at acceptable 
levels. There are currently no fire weather concerns at this time.

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VAZ022-070915-
Roanoke-
Including the cities of Roanoke and Salem
134 PM EST Fri Mar 6 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            40           70           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           0            0            
Min/Max Temp          57           79           59           72           
Max/Min RH %          92           49           88           48           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      S  3 G20     SW  9 G23    W  6 G22     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  9 G23    SW  7 G23    W  7 G20     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.06         0.05         0.07         
Precip Duration                    1            6            5            
Precip Begin                       1 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5160                      4290         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 17                     W 20         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 87720                     85800        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Good                      
Max ADI Early         4 Very Poor  30 Fair      19 Gen Poor  45 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  62 Good      17 Gen Poor  54 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       4            7            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        7            1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows around
50. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 37 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum RH 42 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Cooler. Lows
around 50. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain. Lows in the
upper 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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