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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
353 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR PARTS OF 
WV AND VA...

Scattered shower and thunderstorm activity will continue today. While
not everyone will see wetting rain, an extremely humid airmass 
will continue to remain across the region. While drier air is
expected to move into the region behind the cold front passage
today, the minimum RH values during the afternoon hours will still
remain above 40% areawide. With values this high, there are no
fire weather concerns at this time. Additional chances for 
showers and storms return Thursday and remain through the weekend.

WVZ043-172015-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
353 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     50           70           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           0            
Max/Min Temp          85           65           81           
Min/Max RH %          62           100          68           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  4         W  3         NW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  5         Lgt/Var      NW  5        
Precip Amount         0.20         0.21         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            3                         
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   1 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4100                      5410         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW  7                     NW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    28700                     54100        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         46 Gen Good  35 Fair      31 Fair      
Max ADI Late          42 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  61 Good      
Max LVORI Early       9            9            9            
Max LVORI Late        4            10           4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 70 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...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 80 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
lower 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 79 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
72 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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