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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
141 PM EST Fri Feb 27 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Should be milder and dry over the weekend with Sunday. A
storm system will bring chances of wintry precipitation
along with plain rain Monday into Tuesday while temperatures
drop. After midweek we warm up through the end of next week
with a few chances for showers.

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VAZ022-280915-
Roanoke-
Including the cities of Roanoke and Salem
141 PM EST Fri Feb 27 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Clear        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          37           68           42           65           
Max/Min RH %          90           38           82           35           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  6 G18     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  3         W  3         NW  9 G20    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5690                      5600         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 17                      W 29         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 96730                     162400       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         3 Very Poor  27 Fair      4 Very Poor  67 Good      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  104 Very Good2 Very Poor  121 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       4            6            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        6            1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a chance of snow and rain. Lows in the
lower 30s. Highs in the mid 30s. Minimum RH 63 percent. East
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, sleet, snow and
freezing rain. Not as cool. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
mid 40s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Warmer. Lows in
the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
South winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the mid 50s.
Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 51 percent. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.

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

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