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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
312 AM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Scattered shower and thunderstorm activity will continue through
Monday. While not everyone will see wetting rain, an extremely 
humid airmass will continue to remain across the region. These
elevated humidity levels will keep any fire weather concerns to
a minimum.

WVZ043-152015-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
312 AM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     40           40           50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           20           20           
Max/Min Temp          86           68           87           
Min/Max RH %          70           100          63           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  3        Lgt/Var      W  6         
Precip Amount         0.04         0.05         0.20         
Precip Duration       1            1            1            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   4 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4490                      6790         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 13                     W 22         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    58370                     149380       
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         26 Fair      20 Gen Poor  78 Good      
Max ADI Late          57 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  170 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       10           10           10           
Max LVORI Late        3            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 74 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 69 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...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.

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