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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
253 AM EST Fri Nov 13 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Gusty northwest winds will continue through Sunday, with 
gusts of 20-30 mph consistently each day. Min RH values will
remain elevated in the mountains, but will remain lower this 
weekend in the Piedmont. 

Dry weather returns for all by Sunday, with a gradual 
warming trend forecast through early week. Winds will be light, 
but as temperatures return to the 50s/60s late next week, 
Min RH values fall to 20-30% Tuesday through Friday.

WVZ043-132130-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
253 AM EST Fri Nov 13 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Rain         Snow/Fz Ra   None         
Chance Precip (%)     40           30           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          45           29           41           
Min/Max RH %          62           95           61           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  8 G23    NW  5 G17    NW  9 G22    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  7 G17    NW  7 G22    NW  9 G19    
Precip Amount         0.02         0.04         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            2                         
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   6 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4490                      4260         
Transport Wnd (mph)   N 18                      NW 20        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    80820                     85200        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         42 Gen Good  8 Poor       49 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          51 Gen Good  12 Poor      73 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            5            4            
Max LVORI Late        3            5            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 30. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH
69 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 50. Minimum RH 51 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Light and variable wind. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 32 percent. Light
and variable wind. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 20s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 31 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal.  Precipitation near normal.