Fire Weather Forecast - Henry County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
325 AM EDT Wed May 6 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A wetting rain is expected for much of the area todayu
into Thursday with cooler temperatures to follow into the 
weekend. Fire weather concerns become limited through early
next week.

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VAZ043-062030-
Henry-
Including the city of Martinsville
325 AM EDT Wed May 6 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     60           90           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           50           20           
Max/Min Temp          77           57           62           
Min/Max RH %          57           100          71           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  8 G22    SW  5        NW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW 10 G22    Lgt/Var      N  4         
Precip Amount         0.05         0.34         0.12         
Precip Duration       5            10           4            
Precip Begin          7 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   5 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5180                      2270         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 21                     NE  6        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    108780                    13620        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         38 Fair      50 Gen Good  26 Fair      
Max ADI Late          67 Good      5 Very Poor  27 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            5            9            
Max LVORI Late        3            8            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 34 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
43 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 48 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
42 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Cooler. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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