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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
1230 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.DISCUSSION...
A frontal boundary should drift southward during tonight into 
Friday, which will limit the coverage of showers and storms. 
A stronger cold front should approach during the weekend to 
bring more widespread showers and storms. Cooler and drier 
weather will follow for the upcoming week.

VAZ043-220815-
Henry-
Including the city of Martinsville
1230 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           0            0            20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           0            0            20           
Min/Max Temp          64           80           63           81           
Max/Min RH %          97           64           97           63           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  3        
Precip Amount         0.03         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                                      0            
Precip Begin          6 PM                                   2 PM         
Precip End            3 AM                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4390                      5510         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE  2                     SE 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 8780                      55100        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         44 Gen Good  16 Gen Poor  9 Poor       28 Fair      
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  16 Gen Poor  1 Very Poor  67 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            7            7            9            
Max LVORI Late        7            3            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum RH 71 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 46 percent. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 45 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum RH 47 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.

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