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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
241 AM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026
.DISCUSSION...
We dry out through Wednesday with temperatures above normal. A few mountain
showers are possible the latter half of the week.
WVZ043-122015-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
241 AM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Showers None None
Chance Precip (%) 40 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Max/Min Temp 71 50 80
Min/Max RH % 66 100 60
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 9 G25 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 7 G21 Lgt/Var W 4
Precip Amount 0.01 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 6 AM
Precip End 11 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2460 4740
Transport Wnd (mph) NW 15 W 17
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 36900 80580
Dispersion Very Poor
Max ADI Early 38 Fair 13 Gen Poor 5 Very Poor
Max ADI Late 38 Fair 1 Very Poor 96 Good
Max LVORI Early 5 6 10
Max LVORI Late 3 7 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 63 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 78 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 76 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Much colder. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Much cooler. Highs around 50. Minimum
RH 57 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of rain showers. Highs in
the upper 50s. Minimum RH 44 percent. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.