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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
312 AM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Scattered shower and thunderstorm activity will continue through
Monday. While not everyone will see wetting rain, an extremely
humid airmass will continue to remain across the region. These
elevated humidity levels will keep any fire weather concerns to
a minimum.
WVZ043-152015-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
312 AM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 40 40 50
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 20 20
Max/Min Temp 86 68 87
Min/Max RH % 70 100 63
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 3 Lgt/Var W 6
Precip Amount 0.04 0.05 0.20
Precip Duration 1 1 1
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing 4 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4490 6790
Transport Wnd (mph) NW 13 W 22
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 58370 149380
Dispersion Very Poor
Max ADI Early 26 Fair 20 Gen Poor 78 Good
Max ADI Late 57 Gen Good 2 Very Poor 170 Very Good
Max LVORI Early 10 10 10
Max LVORI Late 3 10 3
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 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 74 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 69 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.