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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
400 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A cold front passing across the lower Mid-Atlantic this evening
will trigger a broken line of showers and a few thunderstorms.
Winds this morning and afternoon will gust 15 mph to 25 mph from
the southwest ahead of the front, and will shift from the north-
west locally up to 35 mph after frontal passage. Rain showers
will linger through sunrise Saturday before coming to an end,
and any wetting rainfall totals will remain less than 0.25" for
most. Dry conditions are forecasted from Saturday through the
next workweek, with temperatures returning to near-normal.
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Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
400 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Showers Showers Showers
Chance Precip (%) 70 70 60
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Max/Min Temp 78 41 51
Min/Max RH % 61 100 58
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 4 G20 NW 9 G21 N 9 G21
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 9 G20 NW 8 G21 N 9 G20
Precip Amount 0.02 0.05 0.02
Precip Duration 2 4 1
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing 10 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5140 4910
Transport Wnd (mph) W 28 N 25
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 143920 122750
Dispersion Excellent
Max ADI Early 79 Good 49 Gen Good 66 Good
Max ADI Late 114 Very Good31 Fair 101 Very Good
Max LVORI Early 10 4 4
Max LVORI Late 3 4 4
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the lower
30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum
RH 39 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
47 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation below normal.