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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
230 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Scattered shower and thunderstorms will be with us into
early next week, but not everyone will see wetting rain.
Humidity levels remain elevated.
WVZ043-150815-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
230 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 50 50 30 30
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 50 30 20
Min/Max Temp 67 85 67 88
Max/Min RH % 100 67 100 61
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 3 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var NW 3 Lgt/Var W 5
Precip Amount 0.16 0.05 0.06 0.03
Precip Duration 3 2 2 1
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3330 5610
Transport Wnd (mph) W 7 W 25
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 23310 140250
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 49 Gen Good 18 Gen Poor 16 Gen Poor 83 Good
Max ADI Late 1 Very Poor 33 Fair 1 Very Poor 157 Very Good
Max LVORI Early 7 10 10 10
Max LVORI Late 9 3 10 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 75 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
58 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 in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 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.
West winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.