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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
216 PM EDT Thu Oct 22 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Dry weather continues through the middle of next week.
Temperatures will remain near seasonal normals, with highs
in the 60s and 70s, and lows in the 30s and 40s. Minimum RH
values look to drop into the 20-30 percent range over the
next couple of days as afternoon.
No measurable rainfall is anticipated through the seven day
forecast, and is not looking likely through the end of the month.
There are currently no fire weather concerns at this time.
WVZ043-230815-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
216 PM EDT Thu Oct 22 2026
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 36 67 37 65
Max/Min RH % 86 42 76 49
Wind 20ft/early(mph) N 3 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var E 3 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3810 3260
Transport Wnd (mph) E 3 SE 7
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 11430 22820
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 15 Gen Poor 3 Very Poor 5 Very Poor 22 Fair
Max ADI Late 1 Very Poor 18 Gen Poor 6 Very Poor 28 Fair
Max LVORI Early 3 5 3 4
Max LVORI Late 4 3 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
50 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
61 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
58 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.