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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
200 PM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions will continue through Thursday morning. On
Thursday night into Friday morning, a cold front will head south 
across the region, bringing a return of showers and storms to
the area, especially western and northern sections.
An additional disturbance will head across the Great Lakes
region over the weekend, helping to maintain the potential
for showers and storms. Temperatures through the period
will be above normal for this time of year.

There are currently no fire weather concerns at this
time.

WVZ043-090815-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
200 PM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Clear        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          59           85           62           84           
Max/Min RH %          95           53           89           61           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  3        W  4 G17     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  3         SW  3        W  7 G18     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.05         
Precip Duration                                              1            
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM         
Precip End                                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6360                      5110         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 13                      W 21         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 82680                     107310       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         10 Poor      36 Fair      43 Gen Good  74 Good      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  91 Good      3 Very Poor  85 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            7            5            5            
Max LVORI Late        7            1            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 71 percent. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around
80. Minimum RH 79 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
64 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
65 percent. South winds around 5 mph.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal.  Precipitation above normal.