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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
212 PM EST Mon Nov 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Northwest winds stay around 15-20 mph through this evening
before reducing to light tonight. 

Dry conditions continue through midweek, with temperatures 
increasing into the 60s/70s. Min RH values increase slightly
on Wednesday, due to some moisture moving back into the area. 
Next rain chances arrive on Thursday, with best chances west 
of the Blue Ridge. Rain lingers into Friday for the mountains, 
with temperatures falling to below normal and even some 
upslope snow possible late Friday into Saturday with strong 
northwesterly flow.

WVZ043-100915-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
212 PM EST Mon Nov 9 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Clear        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          35           67           38           68           
Max/Min RH %          100          49           100          45           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3530                      4130         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 18                      W 10         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 63540                     41300        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         4 Very Poor  44 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  27 Fair      
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  74 Good      4 Very Poor  50 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            7            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        8            2            9            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the
mid 40s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Rain and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in
the mid 50s. Minimum RH 83 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Colder. Lows in
the lower 30s. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow and rain likely. Colder. Highs
in the upper 30s. Minimum RH 87 percent. Northwest winds 15 to
20 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows in the
upper 20s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow. Highs in
the upper 30s. Minimum RH 73 percent. Northwest winds 15 to
20 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH
65 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as cool. Highs in the mid 50s.
Minimum RH 53 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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