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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
345 AM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026
.DISCUSSION...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT FOR TODAY
AND FRIDAY FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM to 8PM EDT TODAY
AND FRIDAY FOR BUCKINGHAM COUNTY...
Heat risk increases to hazardous levels this week into
the holiday weekend. Additional advisories/warnings will likely
encompass much of the region for the end of the week into
the holiday weekend.
An upper level ridge of high pressure will build across the
eastern U.S. this week. This feature will facilitate warming
temperatures with highs in the 80s to lower 90s in the mountains
and upper 90s to around 100 for the foothills and piedmont.
The hot temperatures will combine with elevated dewpoints near
70 to produce peak heat indices of 95 to 100 in the mountains
and 105 to 110 in the foothills and piedmont.
WVZ507-022015-
Eastern Greenbrier-
Including the cities of Lewisburg, White Sulphur Springs,
and Alderson
345 AM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026
Today Tonight Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 20
Max/Min Temp 91 68 91
Min/Max RH % 38 89 44
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.01
Precip Duration 0
Precip Begin 2 PM
Precip End 6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6190 9440
Transport Wnd (mph) N 3 SW 3
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 18570 28320
Dispersion Very Poor
Max ADI Early 18 Gen Poor 17 Gen Poor 9 Poor
Max ADI Late 23 Fair 2 Very Poor 39 Fair
Max LVORI Early 6 3 6
Max LVORI Late 2 6 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.