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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
212 PM EST Mon Nov 9 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Northwest winds stay around 15-20 mph through this evening
before reducing to light tonight.
Dry conditions continue through midweek, with temperatures
increasing into the 60s/70s. Min RH values increase slightly
on Wednesday, due to some moisture moving back into the area.
Next rain chances arrive on Thursday, with best chances west
of the Blue Ridge. Rain lingers into Friday for the mountains,
with temperatures falling to below normal and even some
upslope snow possible late Friday into Saturday with strong
northwesterly flow.
WVZ043-100915-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
212 PM EST Mon Nov 9 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Clear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 35 67 38 68
Max/Min RH % 100 49 100 45
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var W 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3530 4130
Transport Wnd (mph) W 18 W 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 63540 41300
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 4 Very Poor 44 Gen Good 4 Very Poor 27 Fair
Max ADI Late 4 Very Poor 74 Good 4 Very Poor 50 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 6 7 6 9
Max LVORI Late 8 2 9 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the
mid 40s. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Rain and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in
the mid 50s. Minimum RH 83 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Colder. Lows in
the lower 30s. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow and rain likely. Colder. Highs
in the upper 30s. Minimum RH 87 percent. Northwest winds 15 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows in the
upper 20s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow. Highs in
the upper 30s. Minimum RH 73 percent. Northwest winds 15 to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH
65 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as cool. Highs in the mid 50s.
Minimum RH 53 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation below normal.