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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
312 AM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Scattered shower and thunderstorm activity will continue through
Monday. While not everyone will see wetting rain, an extremely 
humid airmass will continue to remain across the region. These
elevated humidity levels will keep any fire weather concerns to
a minimum.

VAZ033-152015-
Franklin-
Including the city of Rocky Mount
312 AM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     40           40           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           20           20           
Max/Min Temp          87           70           89           
Min/Max RH %          66           100          63           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  5        
Precip Amount         0.02         0.03         0.07         
Precip Duration       1            2            2            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4550                      6530         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW  5                     SW 12        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    22750                     78360        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         9 Poor       10 Poor      23 Fair      
Max ADI Late          23 Fair      3 Very Poor  48 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       8            8            9            
Max LVORI Late        3            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. North
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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