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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
754 PM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A front enters the area tonight into Thursday, though wetting
showers look to occur mainly across the northern half of the
forecast area. 

A strong front brings an airmass change later Friday with
blustery winds by Friday evening and colder temperatures for
the weekend.

WVZ043-150815-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
754 PM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     40           70           30           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           20           20           0            
Min/Max Temp          63           79           62           79           
Max/Min RH %          100          84           100          60           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  5 G21    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  9 G22     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.15         0.03         0.02         
Precip Duration       1            5            1            3            
Precip Begin          9 PM         Continuing   Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   2 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1940                      5890         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 12                      W 26         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 23280                     153140       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         19 Gen Poor  3 Very Poor  6 Very Poor  79 Good      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  21 Fair      4 Very Poor  116 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       9            10           9            8            
Max LVORI Late        10           8            9            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds
15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 50. Minimum RH 60 percent.
North winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the lower 30s.
North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
58 percent. East winds around 5 mph.

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

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