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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
159 AM EST Mon Nov 24 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions are forecast through this evening as high pressure
crosses the forecast area. Minimum RH values today drop to around
30 to 40 percent over much of the area this afternoon. While 
winds will be light today, winds will gust to 15 mph to locally 25
mph at times Tuesday ahead of the next weather system. The next 
wetting rain chance will arrive early Tuesday in the mountains and
spread east through Wednesday night. Rainfall amounts will range
from a quarter inch to a half inch or more along the higher
terrain. 

Southerly winds on Tuesday veer SW Tuesday night, and become 
westerly and gusty to 15 to 25 kts Wednesday through Thursday. 
Winds remain gusty to 15 to 25 kts Friday and turn NW.

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159 AM EST Mon Nov 24 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Rain         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          60           38           59           
Min/Max RH %          36           83           68           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.09         
Precip Duration                                 5            
Precip Begin                                    7 AM         
Precip End                                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3160                      1650         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S  5                      S  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    15800                     11550        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         7 Poor       2 Very Poor  10 Poor      
Max ADI Late          20 Gen Poor  3 Very Poor  11 Poor      
Max LVORI Early       6            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        2            4            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain likely. Lows in the lower 50s.
Highs around 70. Minimum RH 60 percent. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Much cooler. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs
in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 28 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper
40s. Minimum RH 27 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper
40s. Minimum RH 33 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in the
upper 20s. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 47 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.

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

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