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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
150 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A drier airmass will remain across the region through Tuesday
with min RH values falling below 50 percent for both Monday and 
Tuesday. Northwest winds 10 to 20 MPH are expected today. Overall,
fire weather concerns look to remain low given recent rainfall 
across the region.

VAZ033-240815-
Franklin-
Including the city of Rocky Mount
150 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       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          59           85           56           86           
Max/Min RH %          82           38           80           38           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  3        W  3         NW  5        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7170                      6360         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  8                     W  2         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 57360                     12720        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         52 Gen Good  75 Good      39 Fair      30 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  83 Good      2 Very Poor  32 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            5            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        4            1            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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