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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
317 AM EDT Thu May 21 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Arrival and passage of a cold front will trigger showers and
some thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening today. Thunderstorm 
chances decrease after today, but showers remain possible 
through the end of the weekend and into early next week.

Fire concerns remain low through next week.

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WVZ043-212030-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
317 AM EDT Thu May 21 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     100          70           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           0            
Max/Min Temp          72           55           64           
Min/Max RH %          79           100          83           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      E  5 G18     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      E  4         SE  6 G18    
Precip Amount         0.49         0.23         0.05         
Precip Duration       9            5            5            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2040                      2050         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S  6                      SE 13        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    12240                     26650        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         9 Poor       14 Gen Poor  19 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          15 Gen Poor  6 Very Poor  31 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       8            6            6            
Max LVORI Late        5            6            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Showers. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
82 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Warmer. Highs in
the upper 70s. Minimum RH 68 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 71 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 66 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal.  Precipitation near normal.

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