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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
241 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A mainly dry forecast into Tuesday. Cannot rule out a
few showers or storms across the Alleghanys this afternoon.
Winds will pick up from the southwest Tuesday with gusts
15 to 25 mph. RH values will still run from 25 to 35 percent.
Some increase in fire danger Tuesday afternoon with the gusty
winds combined with lower RH.
A wetting rain is expected for much of the area late Wednesday
into Thursday with cooler temperatures to follow into the
weekend.
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WVZ507-050815-
Eastern Greenbrier-
Including the cities of Lewisburg, White Sulphur Springs,
and Alderson
241 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type Tstms None Showers Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 40 0 70 100
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 0 0 50
Min/Max Temp 44 77 53 72
Max/Min RH % 85 25 95 66
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 4 SW 4 G17 S 5 G17 S 5 G18
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 3 SW 8 G19 S 4 SW 7 G19
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.22
Precip Duration 0 4 12
Precip Begin 6 PM 8 PM Continuing
Precip End 8 PM Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7440 2930
Transport Wnd (mph) S 25 SW 18
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 186000 52740
Dispersion Poor Fair
Max ADI Early 50 Gen Good 98 Good 94 Good 35 Fair
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 135 Very Good11 Poor 53 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 3 5 2 5
Max LVORI Late 3 1 4 4
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain
showers. Colder. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
42 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 50. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation above normal.