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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
230 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Drier weather expected through at today with
lower humidity. Temperatures increase to above normal through the
week, and moisture gradually trends higher, though afternoon
mixing will keep minimum RH values in the upper 30s to lower 40s
percent range east of the mountains, and mid 40 to low 50 percent
range west of the Blue Ridge mountains through at least the
middle of the week.
An increasing chance of rain, along with more humid
conditions will return for late week and into the weekend;
however, rain chances will remain low at this time, with no
significant upper level feature forecast to bring widespread
rain. Continued dry and hot conditions may increase fire weather
concerns without a substantial wetting rain over the coming
weeks.
WVZ043-162015-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
230 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 40
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 20
Max/Min Temp 88 62 87
Min/Max RH % 55 95 63
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NW 4
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.03
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 10 AM
Precip End 6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5830 4720
Transport Wnd (mph) N 6 W 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 34980 56640
Dispersion Very Poor
Max ADI Early 8 Poor 10 Poor 30 Fair
Max ADI Late 42 Gen Good 1 Very Poor 57 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 10 6 8
Max LVORI Late 3 8 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
73 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around
80. Minimum RH 69 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 72 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
77 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.