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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
228 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Dry weather is expected to last until Friday for much of the
area.
Temperatures will increase significantly, with 80s/90s to near
100 degrees by later this week for urban areas and the Piedmont.
Minimum RH values will fall into the 30 to 40 percent range for
portions of the area today through Friday. Due to high
pressure being overhead, winds are expected to remain light until
Saturday. Friday into the weekend looks to see an increased
chance of showers and storms.
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Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
228 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Max/Min Temp 91 66 92
Min/Max RH % 43 94 43
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NW 3
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5610 6960
Transport Wnd (mph) NW 5 NW 5
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 28050 34800
Dispersion Very Poor
Max ADI Early 29 Fair 27 Fair 45 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 40 Fair 1 Very Poor 48 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 7 5 7
Max LVORI Late 2 7 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 74 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal. Precipitation above normal.