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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
213 PM EST Sun Nov 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather is expected today, with MinRh values in the 25-40% range. 
Winds will be light for much of today until a dry cold front passes 
through this evening, causing winds to gust up to 25 knots along/west 
of the Blue Ridge, with 35 knot gusts possible on the ridge tops 
tonight. Northwest winds remain gusty up to 20 knots on Monday, 
before reducing for midweek. MinRh values will be lowest on Tuesday, 
in the 20-30% range due to warming temperatures. 

Dry and mild weather continues until the next system arrives Thursday,
with the best chance of rain being along/west of the Blue Ridge through 
Friday. Northwest winds again increase behind the system, with the 
coldest air of the season possible, and potentially even a few snowflakes 
on the western slopes.

VAZ047-090915-
Buckingham-
213 PM EST Sun Nov 8 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Mclear       Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          38           65           33           69           
Max/Min RH %          85           37           100          35           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  5        W  5         Lgt/Var      SW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  3         NW  5        Lgt/Var      SW  6        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5240                      2990         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 17                     W 15         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 89080                     44850        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         8 Poor       79 Good      4 Very Poor  33 Fair      
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  96 Good      3 Very Poor  50 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            4            4            7            
Max LVORI Late        4            2            9            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Light and
variable wind. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 66 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows
around 40. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain. Cooler. Highs in
the lower 50s. Minimum RH 52 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH
43 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 30. West winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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