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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
242 AM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Rain-free conditions are expected through at least Thursday
of next week. Minimum daytime relative humidity values will
sink to a mix of 20s an 30s across most areas east of
I-77 this afternoon. Through the middle of next week, high
temperatures will trend higher with minimum RH values for many 
area in the 30s and 40s.

Isolated to scattered showers return to the forecast
Friday into Saturday.

WVZ044-262015-
Monroe-
Including the city of Union
242 AM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          72           44           68           
Min/Max RH %          40           100          55           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      NW  6 G18    NW  7 G23    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  6 G17    W  4         NW  9 G23    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4050                      3980         
Transport Wnd (mph)   N 16                      NW 24        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    64800                     95520        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         12 Poor      42 Gen Good  56 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          60 Gen Good  7 Poor       89 Good      
Max LVORI Early       8            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        2            8            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
70 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
55 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 66 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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