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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
238 PM EDT Sat May 10 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Low pressure over the Lower Mississippi Valley will track slowly 
through the Tennessee Valley on Monday and Tuesday, then across the 
Mid Atlantic region Wednesday and Thursday. This will result in a 
prolonged period of rain starting on Monday. Heavy rain and flooding 
is possible for our area Monday night through Tuesday night.  

A prolonged period of rain is expected Sunday night through Thursday.
Heavy rain, with the potential for flooding is possible Monday  
through Tuesday. High temperatures warm gradually each day through
the end of the week.

VAZ047-110815-
Buckingham-
238 PM EDT Sat May 10 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Rain         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            20           100          
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          50           78           54           66           
Max/Min RH %          78           33           96           79           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NE  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  3         Lgt/Var      E  5         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.33         
Precip Duration                                 0            9            
Precip Begin                                    2 AM         Continuing   
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4970                      1480         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  8                     SE  7        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 39760                     10360        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         13 Gen Poor  34 Fair      19 Gen Poor  9 Poor       
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  46 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  18 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       3            4            3            8            
Max LVORI Late        3            2            6            5            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 60s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 84 percent. East
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
60 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum RH 52 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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