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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
157 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Another round of storms is expected this afternoon into 
evening that could be strong to severe with damaging
winds as the main threat. Hail, isolated tornadoes, and
flash flooding are also possible. Gusty winds also
possible throughout the day. Drier weather returns for 
the remainder of the week before showers and storms 
return to the forecast for the weekend.

Rainfall amounts through tonight are generally near a 
quarter of an inch with locally higher amounts possible.

WVZ043-290815-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
157 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     40           0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          61           76           55           77           
Max/Min RH %          100          65           99           59           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  7 G19    NW  7 G19    NW  6 G18    NW  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  5 G18    NW  9 G20    NW  3        NW  6        
Precip Amount         0.05         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                                                   
Precip Begin          6 PM                                                
Precip End            12 AM                                               
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4750                      4970         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 21                     NW 17        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 99750                     84490        
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         36 Fair      69 Good      89 Good      61 Good      
Max ADI Late          7 Poor       89 Good      6 Very Poor  95 Good      
Max LVORI Early       9            8            5            8            
Max LVORI Late        9            3            9            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Northeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 74 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 72 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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