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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
232 PM EST Fri Dec 26 2025

.DISCUSSION... 
A weather system will cross Pennsylvania tonight, bringing some light 
rain to mountains across our region. Mild weather will continue 
through early Monday before a potent cold front crosses the 
region Monday afternoon into Monday night. The region will snap
back to the reality of wintertime temperatures for mid-week.

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VAZ033-270915-
Franklin-
Including the city of Rocky Mount
232 PM EST Fri Dec 26 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          45           65           37           57           
Max/Min RH %          100          47           91           59           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  7 G17    NW  5 G18    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  5 G17     NE  4        Lgt/Var      S  7         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2620                      1780         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 14                     S  8         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 36680                     14240        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         11 Poor      51 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  11 Poor      
Max ADI Late          6 Very Poor  46 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  15 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       4            8            5            5            
Max LVORI Late        9            2            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
West winds 15 to 25 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. Much colder. Lows in the mid 20s.
Highs in the mid 30s. Minimum RH 30 percent. Northwest winds
25 to 35 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid
40s. Minimum RH 31 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
lower 40s. Minimum RH 25 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 18. Highs in the mid 30s.
Minimum RH 19 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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