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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
224 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front will head south across the region through the
overnight, bringing scattered showers and isolated storms to the 
area, especially western and northern sections. The front then 
stalls over parts of VA and NC before heading north as a warm 
front over the weekend. An additional, a disturbance aloft 
arrives over the weekend, helping to maintain showers and storms. 
Temperatures through the period will be above normal to near 
normal for this time of year. There are currently no fire weather 
concerns.

WVZ043-110815-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
224 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     50           40           40           90           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           40           40           50           
Min/Max Temp          65           82           63           80           
Max/Min RH %          100          74           100          79           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  3         
Precip Amount         0.04         0.12         0.14         0.32         
Precip Duration       2            2            1            5            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   8 AM         
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   6 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3940                      3520         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 12                     S  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 47280                     24640        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         16 Gen Poor  11 Poor      10 Poor      12 Poor      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  42 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  20 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       10           10           10           10           
Max LVORI Late        10           5            9            5            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 72 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
62 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. East winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
69 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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