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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.