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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
226 AM EDT Sun Oct 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure will support clear skies for today. Winds will be from 
the northeast, with sustained speeds between 5 mph and 10 mph, and 
gusts reaching as high as 20 mph at times. Speeds will diminish to 
less than 5 mph toward sunset. Minimum RH this afternoon will fall 
as low as 25 percent in spots. After a cool weekend, temperatures 
will moderate back to near normal on Tuesday for the remainder of 
the week.

WVZ043-182015-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
226 AM EDT Sun Oct 18 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          59           32           66           
Min/Max RH %          32           75           32           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E  4         Lgt/Var      N  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3180                      3250         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E  9                      N  9         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    28620                     29250        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         35 Fair      7 Poor       9 Poor       
Max ADI Late          40 Fair      1 Very Poor  38 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       5            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        2            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
43 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. East winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.

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