Extreme Heat Continues; Severe Thunderstorms into Upper Midwest; Strong Bering Sea Storm

Wildfires and poor air quality continue for the Pacific Northwest, Rockies and extended into the Plains. Severe thunderstorms possible for the northern Plains and upper Midwest on Monday along a frontal boundary. Another boundary will focus showers and thunderstorms for the eastern seaboard with localized heavy rainfall possible. For Alaska, a strong Bering Sea storm will bring winds and rainfall. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
239 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Scattered showers/storms will continue over the area through 
the upcoming week with opportunity for widespread wetting
rainfall. Humidity will remain elevated through the week.

Thunderstorms may result in rogue wind gusts above 20 mph, but
for the most part winds are expected to remain under 10 mph.

WVZ043-030815-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
239 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     80           50           40           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 70           50           40           40           
Min/Max Temp          65           80           63           81           
Max/Min RH %          100          65           100          71           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      N  3         E  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  3        Lgt/Var      SE  4        
Precip Amount         0.32         0.02         0.01         0.04         
Precip Duration       4            1            0            1            
Precip Begin          6 PM         9 AM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            2 AM         Continuing   8 PM         6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3530                      3300         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  9                     E  8         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 31770                     26400        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         33 Fair      31 Fair      30 Fair      35 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  35 Fair      3 Very Poor  33 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       10           9            9            9            
Max LVORI Late        10           4            10           4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 77 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 76 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 73 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 74 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 74 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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