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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
249 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025

.DISCUSSION...
A lingering warm and unstable airmass remains in place through 
Tuesday. A cold front will move through the region 
late Tuesday, which will bring a slightly cooler and less humid
airmass into the region by Thursday. Until then, expect 
scattered to numerous afternoon and evening showers and 
thunderstorms, some of which may contain very heavy rain, 
resulting in localized flooding, as well as isolated severe 
storms causing wind damage. Storms Tuesday may pose the greatest
threat with respect to severe weather, especially across the 
Piedmont.

VAZ047-010815-
Buckingham-
249 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     40           80           70           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           70           70           30           
Min/Max Temp          72           89           69           85           
Max/Min RH %          94           67           100          69           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  4         SW  5        SW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  5        SW  7        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.02         0.23         0.25         0.01         
Precip Duration       1            3            7            2            
Precip Begin          6 PM         11 AM        Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            2 AM         Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5100                      4370         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 16                     NE  3        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 81600                     13110        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         46 Gen Good  65 Good      26 Fair      27 Fair      
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  69 Good      5 Very Poor  26 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       4            6            8            9            
Max LVORI Late        6            3            9            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90.
Minimum RH 51 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90.
Minimum RH 50 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90.
Minimum RH 55 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum RH 59 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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