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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
406 AM EDT Sat Jul 4 2026
.DISCUSSION...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT TODAY FOR THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS...
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM to 8 PM EDT TODAY
FOR PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
Heat risk increases to hazardous levels this holiday weekend.
Additional advisories/warnings have encompass much of the
region east of the Blue Ridge for the holiday weekend.
The mid-level ridge currently above us will facilitate warming
temperatures with highs in the 80s to lower 90s in the mountains
and upper 90s to around 100 for the foothills and piedmont.
The hot temperatures will combine with elevated dewpoints around
68 to 72 to produce peak heat indices of 95 to 100 in the
mountains and 105 to 115 in the Foothills and Piedmont.
Increasing chances for showers and thunderstorms beginning
today and into next week may cause issues with lightning-
started fires.
WVZ043-042030-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
406 AM EDT Sat Jul 4 2026
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 30 40 70
Chance of Thunder (%) 30 40 50
Max/Min Temp 95 67 91
Min/Max RH % 43 97 51
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.06 0.05 0.10
Precip Duration 1 1 1
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing 2 PM
Precip End Continuing 3 AM Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6370 6110
Transport Wnd (mph) W 3 SW 6
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 19110 36660
Dispersion Very Poor
Max ADI Early 11 Poor 31 Fair 28 Fair
Max ADI Late 34 Fair 7 Poor 41 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 6 5 9
Max LVORI Late 2 8 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 68 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
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 71 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.