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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
315 AM EDT Mon Jul 20 2026

.DISCUSSION...


Scattered showers and thunderstorms look to continue in the
forecast through Wednesday, with more widespread shower and 
thunderstorm activity expected Tuesday afternoon and evening 
with the passage of a cold front. A moist and humid airmass looks
to hang around through Wednesday, with surface high pressure 
advecting much drier air into the region Wednesday night into 
Thursday. While minimum RH values don't look to change much 
during the afternoon hours due to cooler temperatures, the 
dewpoints across the region look to fall into the upper 50s to
low 60s areawide. Overall, there are no major fire weather concerns
at this time with the current moist airmass over the region.

WVZ043-202015-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
315 AM EDT Mon Jul 20 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     40           50           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           50           50           
Max/Min Temp          83           66           84           
Min/Max RH %          65           100          73           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      S  3         SW  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  7 G18    
Precip Amount         0.01         0.05         0.13         
Precip Duration       1            2            4            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4860                      3950         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S  5                      W 15         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    24300                     59250        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         27 Fair      15 Gen Poor  35 Fair      
Max ADI Late          40 Fair      4 Very Poor  54 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       10           9            9            
Max LVORI Late        3            10           4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the mid 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
70 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
66 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
71 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
64 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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