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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
232 AM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Expect dry weather with warmer temperatures into Friday. For this
weekend, rainfall chances will increase thanks to a slow moving
front that looks to stall over the region. We cool down with the
front into next week. Overall, there are currently no fire weather
concerns at this time.
WVZ043-012015-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
232 AM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Today Tonight Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Max/Min Temp 82 55 83
Min/Max RH % 44 91 60
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5590 5790
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 10 SW 21
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 55900 121590
Dispersion Very Poor
Max ADI Early 13 Gen Poor 19 Gen Poor 76 Good
Max ADI Late 65 Good 2 Very Poor 100 Good
Max LVORI Early 7 4 6
Max LVORI Late 2 6 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows around 60. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the upper 60s.
Minimum RH 92 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
mid 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the lower
60s. Minimum RH 91 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
67 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the lower 40s.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal. Precipitation above normal.