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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
254 AM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Showers and thunderstorm chances remain today. Surface high
pressure settling into the area by Monday will bring drier
weather and lower temperatures to the area for early next week.
Heat rebuilds over the region towards the middle of next week,
with rain chances not returning until Thursday at the earliest. There
are no fire weather concerns at this time.
WVZ043-062015-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
254 AM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 50 40 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 20 0
Max/Min Temp 80 59 80
Min/Max RH % 74 100 58
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var E 3 E 4
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 3 E 4 SE 4
Precip Amount 0.25 0.05 0.00
Precip Duration 2 1
Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 10 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3870 6500
Transport Wnd (mph) E 13 SE 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 50310 58500
Dispersion Poor
Max ADI Early 20 Gen Poor 28 Fair 48 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 46 Gen Good 6 Very Poor 67 Good
Max LVORI Early 10 9 6
Max LVORI Late 4 7 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 70s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around
80. Minimum RH 58 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation below normal.