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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
411 AM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A disturbance passing along the Ohio River Valley this afternoon 
and evening will draw deeper moisture northward overtop the 
cooler northeasterly air hugging the surface this morning. As 
such, showers and a few thunderstorms will move from west to east 
across the region beginning shortly before sunset through the 
overnight period of tonight. Confidence in widespread wetting 
rain is high through Saturday morning, though rainfall totals are 
forecasted to be 0.25" or less for most. Widespread clouds today 
will help maintain minimum relative humidity values in the 50 to 
70 percent range across the Piedmont today, and in the 70 to 85 
percent range across the mountains.

VAZ033-242015-
Franklin-
Including the city of Rocky Mount
411 AM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     40           90           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          73           62           77           
Min/Max RH %          77           100          69           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.01         0.06         0.03         
Precip Duration       2            7            1            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   2 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3240                      3110         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E  8                      NW  6        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    25920                     18660        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         31 Fair      13 Gen Poor  15 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          35 Fair      3 Very Poor  18 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       6            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        4            9            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 55 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.

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