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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
353 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026
.DISCUSSION...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR PARTS OF
WV AND VA...
Scattered shower and thunderstorm activity will continue today. While
not everyone will see wetting rain, an extremely humid airmass
will continue to remain across the region. While drier air is
expected to move into the region behind the cold front passage
today, the minimum RH values during the afternoon hours will still
remain above 40% areawide. With values this high, there are no
fire weather concerns at this time. Additional chances for
showers and storms return Thursday and remain through the weekend.
WVZ507-172015-
Eastern Greenbrier-
Including the cities of Lewisburg, White Sulphur Springs,
and Alderson
353 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 50 80 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 50 0
Max/Min Temp 82 64 80
Min/Max RH % 65 100 64
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 5 G17 W 3 NW 3
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 5 Lgt/Var NW 5
Precip Amount 0.19 0.13 0.00
Precip Duration 1 2
Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 12 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3580 5350
Transport Wnd (mph) W 13 NW 8
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 46540 42800
Dispersion Very Poor
Max ADI Early 50 Gen Good 32 Fair 35 Fair
Max ADI Late 44 Gen Good 2 Very Poor 47 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 8 9 9
Max LVORI Late 4 10 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 70 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 81 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
lower 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 79 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
70 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.