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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
131 PM EST Thu Nov 6 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Winds will continue to weaken as high pressure builds across.  
Humidity recovery overnight will be good in the valleys, but 
fair to poor along the ridgetops. Ahead of a cold front Friday,
southwest winds look to increase with gusts to 20-25 mph
possible, but RH values will also be on the rise, along with
increasing clouds. Wetting showers anticipated Friday night may
help but not expecting a lot of rain.

VAZ033-070915-
Franklin-
Including the city of Rocky Mount
131 PM EST Thu Nov 6 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         Rain         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            50           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          37           63           50           71           
Max/Min RH %          72           50           98           43           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      S  7 G20     SW  9 G21    W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S 13 G24     SW  5        W  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.08         0.00         
Precip Duration                                 2                         
Precip Begin                                    7 PM                      
Precip End                                      6 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2960                      3910         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 13                      W  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 38480                     27370        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         1 Very Poor  28 Fair      14 Gen Poor  36 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  31 Fair      10 Poor      35 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       2            3            4            8            
Max LVORI Late        3            2            7            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the lower 50s.
Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 50 percent. West winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Much colder.
Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH
41 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid
40s. Minimum RH 34 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs
around 60. Minimum RH 35 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum RH 36 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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