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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
126 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Drier air remains in place this afternoon with MinRH values around 35-
50%. Winds will remain light and variable, with no rain expected 
through late Wednesday. Winds shift to the south tomorrow, 
allowing moisture to increase, with MinRH values rising to 45-60%, 
further increasing on Thursday and into the weekend. Showers and 
storms will be expected each afternoon, with isolated chances on 
Wednesday, increasing to widespread by Thursday.

VAZ022-260815-
Roanoke-
Including the cities of Roanoke and Salem
126 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            50           
Min/Max Temp          57           86           63           85           
Max/Min RH %          79           51           92           60           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  5         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  6         Lgt/Var      S  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.05         
Precip Duration                                              1            
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM         
Precip End                                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6130                      5680         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 10                     SW  6        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 61300                     34080        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         7 Poor       38 Fair      37 Fair      18 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  55 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  50 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            4            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        4            2            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
62 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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