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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.
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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.