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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
216 PM EDT Thu Oct 22 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather continues through the middle of next week.
Temperatures will remain near seasonal normals, with highs
in the 60s and 70s, and lows in the 30s and 40s. Minimum RH
values look to drop into the 20-30 percent range over the 
next couple of days as afternoon.

No measurable rainfall is anticipated through the seven day 
forecast, and is not looking likely through the end of the month.
There are currently no fire weather concerns at this time.

VAZ033-230815-
Franklin-
Including the city of Rocky Mount
216 PM EDT Thu Oct 22 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          41           68           42           64           
Max/Min RH %          80           43           79           40           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  3         N  4         NE  3        NE  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  3        NE  5        Lgt/Var      NE  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4210                      3680         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE  8                     NE  6        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 33680                     22080        
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         8 Poor       40 Fair      11 Poor      32 Fair      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  44 Gen Good  6 Very Poor  30 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       2            4            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            3            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
58 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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