Fire Weather Forecast - Monroe County, WV

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
237 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Expect an increase in the low level moisture into the weekend.
Storm chances will be scattered into Friday. Drier weather
with warming temperatures above normal anticipated Sunday
into next week.

WVZ044-280815-
Monroe-
Including the city of Union
237 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     30           40           20           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           40           20           0            
Min/Max Temp          61           82           59           83           
Max/Min RH %          100          64           100          58           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.04         0.02         0.01         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            1            0                         
Precip Begin          6 PM         12 PM        Continuing                
Precip End            2 AM         Continuing   8 PM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5090                      5410         
Transport Wnd (mph)                N  3                      NW  2        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 15270                     10820        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         20 Gen Poor  6 Very Poor  19 Gen Poor  19 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  19 Gen Poor  1 Very Poor  21 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       10           10           10           10           
Max LVORI Late        10           4            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
59 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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

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