
Print This Forecast (Printer-Friendly)
FNUS51 KRNK 121824
FWFRNK
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
224 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A moist airmass accompanied by daily chances for
showers and thunderstorms through early next
week will keep any fire weather concerns to a minimum.
Upper level ridging is expected to nudge east by the weekend
which may reduce shower and thunderstorm coverage; however,
isolated to scattered chances are still forecast across
mountain locations, with the aforementioned moist airmass
remaining in place areawide.
WVZ043-130815-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
224 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 50 30 40 70
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 30 40 50
Min/Max Temp 64 86 66 85
Max/Min RH % 100 62 100 67
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 3 W 3 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 3 W 5 Lgt/Var W 4
Precip Amount 0.08 0.11 0.05 0.24
Precip Duration 2 1 2 5
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4380 4470
Transport Wnd (mph) W 8 W 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 35040 40230
Dispersion Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 50 Gen Good 41 Gen Good 26 Fair 18 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 1 Very Poor 44 Gen Good 1 Very Poor 41 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 9 10 9 10
Max LVORI Late 10 3 10 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 73 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.