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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
142 PM EDT Wed Sep 2 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Temperatures will stay above normal into Friday.
Rain chance stay on the low side into Thursday with some
increasing moisture ahead of a front Friday and into
the weekend with temperatures dropping back to normal.
WVZ043-030815-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
142 PM EDT Wed Sep 2 2026
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 20
Min/Max Temp 67 93 68 90
Max/Min RH % 87 46 91 51
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NW 5
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11
Precip Duration 0
Precip Begin 2 PM
Precip End Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6520 6080
Transport Wnd (mph) W 6 W 17
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 39120 103360
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 21 Fair 67 Good 19 Gen Poor 87 Good
Max ADI Late 1 Very Poor 73 Good 1 Very Poor 117 Very Good
Max LVORI Early 4 6 5 7
Max LVORI Late 4 1 7 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
65 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
61 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.