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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
230 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Scattered shower and thunderstorms will be with us into 
early next week, but not everyone will see wetting rain.
Humidity levels remain elevated.

WVZ043-150815-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
230 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     50           50           30           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           30           20           
Min/Max Temp          67           85           67           88           
Max/Min RH %          100          67           100          61           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  3        Lgt/Var      W  5         
Precip Amount         0.16         0.05         0.06         0.03         
Precip Duration       3            2            2            1            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3330                      5610         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  7                      W 25         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 23310                     140250       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         49 Gen Good  18 Gen Poor  16 Gen Poor  83 Good      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  33 Fair      1 Very Poor  157 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       7            10           10           10           
Max LVORI Late        9            3            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 75 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
58 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
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.