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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
239 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A cool northeasterly flow amidst cloudy skies with periods of
rain will keep conditions damp through tonight and Sunday. By
Monday, high pressure should arrive to bring dry weather for
the rest of the week. The next chance of wetting rain may not
come until the following week, which will only worsen the
ongoing drought across the Piedmont.
WVZ043-040815-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
239 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Cloudy Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Showers Rain None None
Chance Precip (%) 40 30 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 55 64 53 66
Max/Min RH % 100 91 100 58
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 4 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NW 4
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 4 Lgt/Var NW 3 NW 6
Precip Amount 0.05 0.08 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 1 1
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 2 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 1830 3420
Transport Wnd (mph) S 2 NW 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 3660 41040
Dispersion Fair Very Poor
Max ADI Early 11 Poor 5 Very Poor 5 Very Poor 47 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 7 Poor 7 Poor 10 Poor 48 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 8 10 9 6
Max LVORI Late 9 8 9 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. West
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 56 percent. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.