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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
234 PM EDT Tue May 12 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A cold front tracks through the area on Wednesday, bringing
scattered showers and thunderstorms. More dry weather to follow
for the end of the week, and by Friday, minimum RH's will generally be
between 20% to 35%, and above 40% for the mountains, as high
pressure settles in over the area. However, with the recent and
upcoming rainfall, there are no fire weather concerns at this
time.
Temperatures and humidity start reaching summer-like levels over
the weekend into early next week.
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WVZ507-130815-
Eastern Greenbrier-
Including the cities of Lewisburg, White Sulphur Springs,
and Alderson
234 PM EDT Tue May 12 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 0 70 60 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 50 50 0
Min/Max Temp 43 69 40 57
Max/Min RH % 78 57 92 50
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 3 SW 4 G18 W 6 G19 NW 8 G23
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 3 SW 8 G19 NW 5 G17 NW 10 G23
Precip Amount 0.00 0.09 0.11 0.00
Precip Duration 3 2
Precip Begin 10 AM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 12 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4480 4740
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 17 NW 24
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 76160 113760
Dispersion Poor Fair
Max ADI Early 57 Gen Good 55 Gen Good 47 Gen Good 58 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 66 Good 13 Gen Poor 72 Good
Max LVORI Early 3 4 4 5
Max LVORI Late 3 1 5 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Warmer. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 47 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 40 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers.
Lows around 60. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 42 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.