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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...UPDATED
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
936 PM EDT Tue May 20 2025

.DISCUSSION...
A warm front will bring showers and storms mainly this evening 
into Wednesday. After that, rain chances are elevated through 
the end of the work week. 

A cooler air mass arrives for Thursday into the weekend. Winds 
become gusty Wednesday through Saturday, mainly from the 
west-northwest between 15 and 30 mph at times in the mountains.

VAZ035-210815-
Amherst-
Including the city of Amherst
936 PM EDT Tue May 20 2025

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     90           70           40           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            50           40           20           
Min/Max Temp          54           70           52           74           
Max/Min RH %          99           66           90           39           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      E  3         N  3         W  6 G24     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E  3         E  4         W  3 G17     W  9 G24     
Precip Amount         0.45         0.27         0.03         0.01         
Precip Duration       7            5            1            2            
Precip Begin          7 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2080                      8070         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE  5                     W 25         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 10400                     201750       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         22 Fair      12 Poor      9 Poor       198 Very Good
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  10 Poor      3 Very Poor  184 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       4            6            5            5            
Max LVORI Late        6            5            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers. Lows around
50. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 37 percent. West winds 15 to
20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70.
Minimum RH 36 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 58 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum RH 58 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 60s.
Minimum RH 65 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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