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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
224 PM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...

On Thursday into Friday morning, a cold front will head south 
across the region, bringing a return of showers and storms to the 
area, especially western and northern sections. The front then
stalls over parts of VA and NC before heading north as a warm
front over the weekend. An additional disturbance aloft arrives 
over the weekend, helping to maintain showers and storms.
Temperatures through the period will be above normal to near
normal for this time of year. There are currently no fire weather
concerns.

VAZ047-100815-
Buckingham-
224 PM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            30           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            20           0            
Min/Max Temp          68           93           68           84           
Max/Min RH %          84           46           100          64           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  5         SW  6        W  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  6        W  7         Lgt/Var      NE  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.06         0.04         
Precip Duration                                 2            1            
Precip Begin                                    7 PM         Continuing   
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6940                      3260         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 13                      NE 12        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 90220                     39120        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         51 Gen Good  55 Gen Good  45 Gen Good  24 Fair      
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  59 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  28 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            4            4            9            
Max LVORI Late        4            1            8            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 81 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Light and
variable wind. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
58 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.

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