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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
149 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026
.DISCUSSION...
No precipitation and a trend towards milder conditions
is expected through Friday. For this weekend and early
next week, rainfall will increase in coverage as the
area is impacted by a two cold fronts and potentially
taps some tropical moisture.
WVZ043-300815-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
149 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 51 80 53 83
Max/Min RH % 100 47 96 44
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 3
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4870 5620
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 9 SW 8
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 43830 44960
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 7 Poor 4 Very Poor 7 Poor 29 Fair
Max ADI Late 1 Very Poor 48 Gen Good 1 Very Poor 58 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 10 10 6 7
Max LVORI Late 10 3 7 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 60 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs
in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 91 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
upper 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the upper 60s.
Minimum RH 93 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
68 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation near normal.