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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
225 PM EDT Sun Apr 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Unusually warm and dry conditions will take place with record 
heat possible by the middle of this week. Rainfall appears 
minimal as any chances of showers or thunderstorms remain 
limited to southeast West Virginia. Otherwise, drought 
conditions will worsen as minimum relative humidity values fall 
towards 25 to 35 percent each afternoon. Some of the southern 
facing slopes may have minimum relative humidity values drop to 
20 percent with afternoon sunshine and gusty winds due to an 
unstable atmosphere from the increasing heat.

These aforementioned conditions will escalate fire danger 
across the entire region. The anomalous heat and low humidity 
combined with daytime gusts could possibly spark new fire 
activity that may spread rapidly. After today, we appear to 
enter a considerable stretch of time where prescribed fire will 
be discouraged as any available resources may need to shift 
towards wildfire suppression.

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VAZ047-130815-
Buckingham-
225 PM EDT Sun Apr 12 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          61           84           60           88           
Max/Min RH %          79           30           70           30           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  5         SW  8 G19    SW  5        SW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  6 G18     SW  9 G20    SW  3        SW  6        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7580                      8760         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 26                      SW 18        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 197080                    157680       
Dispersion            Fair                      Poor                      
Max ADI Early         57 Gen Good  52 Gen Good  80 Good      38 Fair      
Max ADI Late          11 Poor      97 Good      2 Very Poor  157 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            4            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        4            1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum RH 26 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum RH 26 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 26 percent. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum RH 26 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 30 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.

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