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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Winds turn southerly through today, with increasing moisture across
the region, bringing minimum relative humidity values into the 40
to 55 percent range, with higher values over the southern Blue
Ridge. This is also where shower and storm chances are highest for
today/Wednesday. Thursday and Friday will see higher and more
widespread chances for showers and storms, mostly over the
mountains for Thursday, and much of the area for Friday. Dry
weather returns by Sunday, and temperatures increase to 5 to 10
degrees above seasonal normals early next week.
WVZ043-262030-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
231 AM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 50
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 50
Max/Min Temp 85 62 85
Min/Max RH % 50 97 55
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 3 Lgt/Var W 3
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.14
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 2 PM
Precip End Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6770 7940
Transport Wnd (mph) S 10 SW 8
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 67700 63520
Dispersion Very Poor
Max ADI Early 32 Fair 26 Fair 16 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 51 Gen Good 2 Very Poor 44 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 8 6 8
Max LVORI Late 1 8 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 64 percent. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.