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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Hot and dry conditions look to linger across the region through
Tuesday and parts of the Piedmont for Wednesday, until
a cold front brings in daily chances for showers and thunderstorms.
Prior to this moisture entering the area, hot and dry conditions
areawide will lead to minimum RH values mainly falling into the
20s/30s on Tuesday, with an increase mainly for the mountains by
Wednesday as the aforementioned cold front arrives and advects
moisture north. Overall, with winds remaining mainly under 12
mph, the fire weather concerns look to remain low for much of the
area at this time even though conditions will be hot and dry early
this week. Several days of rainfall look to occur across the
region starting Wednesday, which will be beneficial for the area.
Depending on the amount of rainfall over this period, drought
conditions may improve slightly, reducing the overall fire weather
threat across the area as we head into summer.
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WVZ507-190915-
Eastern Greenbrier-
Including the cities of Lewisburg, White Sulphur Springs,
and Alderson
231 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 70
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 50
Min/Max Temp 58 88 58 84
Max/Min RH % 81 30 79 44
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 3 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 3
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var W 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
Precip Duration 2
Precip Begin 12 PM
Precip End Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10030 5120
Transport Wnd (mph) W 15 W 20
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 150450 102400
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 70 Good 80 Good 51 Gen Good 55 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 143 Very Good3 Very Poor 91 Good
Max LVORI Early 3 5 3 4
Max LVORI Late 4 1 4 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around
70. Minimum RH 70 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows around
50. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 69 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
lower 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 71 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.