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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
213 PM EST Sun Nov 8 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Dry weather is expected today, with MinRh values in the 25-40% range.
Winds will be light for much of today until a dry cold front passes
through this evening, causing winds to gust up to 25 knots along/west
of the Blue Ridge, with 35 knot gusts possible on the ridge tops
tonight. Northwest winds remain gusty up to 20 knots on Monday,
before reducing for midweek. MinRh values will be lowest on Tuesday,
in the 20-30% range due to warming temperatures.
Dry and mild weather continues until the next system arrives Thursday,
with the best chance of rain being along/west of the Blue Ridge through
Friday. Northwest winds again increase behind the system, with the
coldest air of the season possible, and potentially even a few snowflakes
on the western slopes.
WVZ507-090915-
Eastern Greenbrier-
Including the cities of Lewisburg, White Sulphur Springs,
and Alderson
213 PM EST Sun Nov 8 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 32 60 27 65
Max/Min RH % 100 40 100 35
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 7 G25 W 10 G26 W 4 W 3
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 10 G25 NW 9 G22 Lgt/Var W 7
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3450 3000
Transport Wnd (mph) NW 21 W 17
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 72450 51000
Dispersion Good Very Poor
Max ADI Early 12 Poor 57 Gen Good 5 Very Poor 40 Fair
Max ADI Late 13 Gen Poor 70 Good 4 Very Poor 55 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 3 5 6 8
Max LVORI Late 5 2 9 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in
the upper 30s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Cooler. Highs in the
mid 50s. Minimum RH 69 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow
likely. Lows in the upper 20s. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and rain. Colder.
Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH 67 percent. Northwest winds
15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows in the
mid 20s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of snow. Highs in
the lower 40s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Northwest winds 15 to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH
50 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation below normal.