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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
102 PM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure is building into the area this afternoon, keeping 
conditions dry, but also increasing northwest winds. Gusts up to 25 
mph are possible this afternoon, before becoming lighter overnight. 
Winds will again be elevated tomorrow, though lighter, with gusts 
between 15-20 mph. By Friday, high pressure fully builds into the 
area, with light winds and still no rain chances. MinRH will be 
lowest on Friday, around 30-40%. 

Rain chances return on Saturday, as winds shift to the south and 
increase once again, gusting around 20 mph ahead of the next system. 
Shower and storm chances will continue each day through the weekend 
and into next week.

WVZ043-300815-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
102 PM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Clear        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          55           79           55           85           
Max/Min RH %          98           52           95           41           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  6 G18    NW  3        NW  4        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  3        NW  6        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4770                      6350         
Transport Wnd (mph)                N 16                      N  2         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 76320                     12700        
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         96 Good      67 Good      81 Good      12 Poor      
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  86 Good      1 Very Poor  22 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       5            8            5            8            
Max LVORI Late        8            1            7            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 88 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 80 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 72 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 73 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.

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