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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
243 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Unsettled weather is expected through tonight. Scattered
to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected through
tonight as a cold front works its way across the region.
Strong wind gusts and the potential for scattered wind damage
and localized flooding are possible. 

Dry weather returns Friday afternoon into the weekend, with
another chance for showers/storms Monday.

WVZ043-190815-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
243 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Showers      None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     90           80           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          62           77           55           78           
Max/Min RH %          100          52           95           47           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  6 G20     NW  3        NW  5 G18    W  4 G17     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  8 G19    Lgt/Var      NW  7 G17    
Precip Amount         0.25         0.03         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       7            2                                      
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   9 AM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5710                      5630         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 22                     NW  7        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 125620                    39410        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         56 Gen Good  85 Good      119 Very Good76 Good      
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  128 Very Good3 Very Poor  81 Good      
Max LVORI Early       7            9            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        10           3            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 81 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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