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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
208 PM EST Thu Feb 26 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Widespread wetting rain comes to an end this afternoon, followed 
by a drier and warmer airmass through the weekend. 
Several more chances for precipitation occur Monday through 
Wednesday.

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WVZ044-270915-
Monroe-
Including the city of Union
208 PM EST Thu Feb 26 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Sprinkles    None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     10           0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          30           55           33           62           
Max/Min RH %          100          45           100          39           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                                                   
Precip Begin          6 PM                                                
Precip End            10 PM                                               
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4440                      5380         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  6                      NW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 26640                     53800        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         3 Very Poor  6 Very Poor  2 Very Poor  22 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  29 Fair      1 Very Poor  63 Good      
Max LVORI Early       7            9            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        9            3            10           1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
lower 50s. Minimum RH 50 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow likely and a chance of rain.
Colder. Lows around 30. Highs in the mid 30s. Minimum RH
72 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, snow and freezing
rain. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs around 40. Minimum RH
69 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain, freezing rain likely and a
chance of snow. Warmer. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid
50s. Minimum RH 68 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the upper
30s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 63 percent. South winds
5 to 10 mph.

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