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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
247 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Showers and thunderstorms will return on Thursday, resulting in
rounds of wetting rainfall. The convection should be scattered
Thursday, with signals that heavy rain will occur from the foot-
hills of North Carolina through the Southside of Virginia on
Friday evening. Scattered wetting rainfall will continue on
Saturday before drier air returns on Sunday.
Minimum afternoon relative humidity values Thursday afternoon
are forecast to range from the mid-40% range across Central Virginia
to the mid-60% range west of the Blue Ridge. Winds Thursday will be
westerly at speeds of 10 mph or less.
WVZ507-200830-
Eastern Greenbrier-
Including the cities of Lewisburg, White Sulphur Springs,
and Alderson
247 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Showers Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 50 30 80
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 50 0 50
Min/Max Temp 63 79 61 77
Max/Min RH % 96 73 100 79
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var W 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.16
Precip Duration 2 1 5
Precip Begin 8 AM Continuing 8 AM
Precip End Continuing 2 AM Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3760 2420
Transport Wnd (mph) W 9 S 3
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 33840 7260
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 38 Fair 30 Fair 37 Fair 9 Poor
Max ADI Late 1 Very Poor 49 Gen Good 1 Very Poor 10 Poor
Max LVORI Early 6 8 10 10
Max LVORI Late 7 3 10 5
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
62 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 70s. Minimum RH 56 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows around 60. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 62 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal. Precipitation above normal.