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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
257 PM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Winds turn southerly through today, with increasing moisture
across the region, bringing minimum relative humidity values into the 45
to 65 percent range, with higher values over the southern Blue
Ridge. This is also where shower and storm chances are highest
for today/Wednesday. Thursday and Friday will see higher and more
widespread chances for showers and storms. Dry weather returns by Sunday,
and temperatures increase to 5 to 10 degrees above seasonal normals early
next week.
WVZ043-270815-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
257 PM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 0 30 30 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 30 30 0
Min/Max Temp 61 85 61 83
Max/Min RH % 100 59 100 59
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var W 3 Lgt/Var NW 3
Precip Amount 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.00
Precip Duration 1 1
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 2 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6110 5730
Transport Wnd (mph) W 8 NW 8
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 48880 45840
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 20 Gen Poor 21 Fair 17 Gen Poor 15 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 1 Very Poor 51 Gen Good 1 Very Poor 54 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 9 10 10 10
Max LVORI Late 10 3 10 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.