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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
224 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A cold front will head south across the region through the
overnight, bringing scattered showers and isolated storms to the
area, especially western and northern sections. The front then
stalls over parts of VA and NC before heading north as a warm
front over the weekend. An additional, a disturbance aloft
arrives over the weekend, helping to maintain showers and storms.
Temperatures through the period will be above normal to near
normal for this time of year. There are currently no fire weather
concerns.
WVZ043-110815-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
224 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 50 40 40 90
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 40 40 50
Min/Max Temp 65 82 63 80
Max/Min RH % 100 74 100 79
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 3
Precip Amount 0.04 0.12 0.14 0.32
Precip Duration 2 2 1 5
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing 8 AM
Precip End Continuing Continuing 6 AM Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3940 3520
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 12 S 7
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 47280 24640
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 16 Gen Poor 11 Poor 10 Poor 12 Poor
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 42 Gen Good 2 Very Poor 20 Gen Poor
Max LVORI Early 10 10 10 10
Max LVORI Late 10 5 9 5
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 72 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
62 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. East winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
69 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.