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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
227 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Seasonably warm humid conditions expected for the remainder
of the week with scattered afternoon and evening showers
and thunderstorms. Rainfall coverage will be hit and miss
with rainfall amounts generally a quarter inch or less.
There will be some localized amounts upwards of one inch
associated with the stronger thunderstorms. Isolated wind
damage is also possible.
WVZ043-080815-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
227 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 50 60 50 90
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 50 50 50
Min/Max Temp 65 84 64 82
Max/Min RH % 100 73 100 76
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 5
Precip Amount 0.01 0.08 0.07 0.10
Precip Duration 1 2 2 6
Precip Begin 6 PM 11 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip End 12 AM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4370 4960
Transport Wnd (mph) NW 6 W 13
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 26220 64480
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 32 Fair 30 Fair 11 Poor 40 Fair
Max ADI Late 1 Very Poor 32 Fair 1 Very Poor 52 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 9 10 10 10
Max LVORI Late 10 4 10 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 77 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 85 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 78 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 66 percent. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.