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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
336 AM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Wetting rains will become more likely Monday into
Tuesday as a front stalls in the area. Cooler
temperatures follow for mid to late week. Rainfall
amounts may average around an inch or so for much
of the area through Wednesday.
WVZ043-202015-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
336 AM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 50 0 60
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 0 50
Max/Min Temp 84 63 81
Min/Max RH % 62 96 70
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 3 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.08 0.00 0.33
Precip Duration 2 2
Precip Begin 8 AM 7 AM
Precip End 6 PM Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3970 4340
Transport Wnd (mph) W 14 SW 8
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 55580 34720
Dispersion Very Poor
Max ADI Early 17 Gen Poor 13 Gen Poor 16 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 55 Gen Good 3 Very Poor 28 Fair
Max LVORI Early 10 5 7
Max LVORI Late 3 6 4
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 95 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs
in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 96 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
lower 50s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 95 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. East
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
79 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
70 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.