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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
251 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Wetting rain across the mountains this morning.
Quiet, dry, and seasonable conditions are expected to continue this
afternoon through Wednesday, thanks to high pressure in place across
the area.
MinRh values will be near 40% on this afternoon and to over 50% by Tuesday,
despite temperatures rising to well above normal. Winds are expected
to remain light each day, increasing by Wednesday out of the southeast,
gusting up to 20 mph in the mountains.
Although rainfall amounts with the mid to late week system are
trending downward, the entire area is still expected to receive a
wetting rainfall, particularly along/west of the Blue Ridge.
WVZ043-022115-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
251 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Max/Min Temp 63 41 72
Min/Max RH % 52 100 55
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 3 Lgt/Var SE 5
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2200 3860
Transport Wnd (mph) SE 7 SE 8
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 15400 30880
Dispersion Very Poor
Max ADI Early 20 Gen Poor 3 Very Poor 10 Poor
Max ADI Late 17 Gen Poor 2 Very Poor 37 Fair
Max LVORI Early 5 5 9
Max LVORI Late 3 8 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
73 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 75 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 60s. Minimum RH 65 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH
62 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH
57 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.