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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
219 PM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather is expected to continue with additional
rainfall expected through Thursday. Rainfall amounts will 
be widely variable...generally 0.5" or less. Drier air 
arriving Friday through early next week. Fire concerns
remain low.

WVZ043-240815-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
219 PM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Clear        
Precip Type           Rain         Rain         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     70           70           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          50           62           41           69           
Max/Min RH %          99           71           99           45           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E  7 G22     E  5 G20     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E  7 G22     E  3         Lgt/Var      N  4         
Precip Amount         0.29         0.09         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       7            2                                      
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   10 AM                                  
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3550                      3970         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE 13                     N 10         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 46150                     39700        
Dispersion            Good                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         26 Fair      22 Fair      28 Fair      20 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          17 Gen Poor  54 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  47 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       5            5            7            8            
Max LVORI Late        5            5            9            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 67 percent. Southeast winds around
5 mph.

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