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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
302 AM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Temperatures and heat index values increase this week. Minimum RH
values may drop to between 30 and 40 percent Monday through
Friday for the eastern Piedmont. There is a small chance of precipitation
this afternoon (Monday) but better chances of showers and thunderstorms
will be by this weekend.
WVZ043-312030-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
302 AM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Max/Min Temp 88 66 90
Min/Max RH % 50 91 46
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 3 Lgt/Var NW 3
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6080 5930
Transport Wnd (mph) W 10 W 13
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 60800 77090
Dispersion Very Poor
Max ADI Early 48 Gen Good 25 Fair 92 Good
Max ADI Late 74 Good 1 Very Poor 101 Very Good
Max LVORI Early 8 5 7
Max LVORI Late 1 7 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
47 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. West winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 55 percent. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.