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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
336 AM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A moist airmass accompanied by daily chances for rain
showers and thunderstorms through the end of the work
week will keep any fire weather concerns to a minimum.
Upper level ridging is expected to nudge east by the weekend
which may reduce shower and thunderstorm coverage; however,
isolated to scattered chances are still forecast across
mountain locations, with the aforementioned moist airmass
remaining in place areawide.
WVZ043-122030-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
336 AM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 30 40 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 20 0
Max/Min Temp 80 66 85
Min/Max RH % 61 100 69
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 4 W 3 W 3
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 5 Lgt/Var W 5
Precip Amount 0.05 0.06 0.00
Precip Duration 1 2
Precip Begin 12 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 6 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3420 4500
Transport Wnd (mph) W 9 SW 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 30780 67500
Dispersion Very Poor
Max ADI Early 29 Fair 18 Gen Poor 22 Fair
Max ADI Late 43 Gen Good 1 Very Poor 72 Good
Max LVORI Early 6 9 10
Max LVORI Late 3 10 4
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 77 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
around 80. Minimum RH 68 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.