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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
306 AM EDT Sun Mar 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front pushes southeastward today with some lingering 
showers for the area and isolated thunderstorm potential 
in the southeast. Additional chances for widespread wetting 
rainfall returns mainly late Wednesday into Thursday with
a stronger cold front. Abnormally warm temperatures are 
expected to continue across the region through the first 
part of the work week. Minimum RH values will mainly be 
over 50% today, lower on Monday, near the 30 to 40% range, 
then again increasing to generally above 40% by Wednesday. 
There are currently no fire weather concerns at this time.

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WVZ044-082130-
Monroe-
Including the city of Union
306 AM EDT Sun Mar 8 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     60           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          64           42           69           
Min/Max RH %          58           94           37           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  6 G21     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  6 G21     Lgt/Var      W  4         
Precip Amount         0.04         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       2                                      
Precip Begin          6 AM                                   
Precip End            2 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4330                      6510         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 18                      SW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    77940                     65100        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         53 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  29 Fair      
Max ADI Late          70 Good      1 Very Poor  73 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        3            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 46 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Breezy. Rain showers and a chance of snow showers.
Much colder. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum
RH 36 percent. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in
the upper 50s. Minimum RH 31 percent. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum RH 39 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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