Heat Persists in the Southwest; Elevated to Critical Fire Weather in the Great Basin; Poor Air Quality in the West

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through this week, easing by next week. The heat will focus further east in the Great Plains and Mississippi Valley beginning next week. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist for the Great Basin today. Poor air quality lingers for the Northwest, Great Basin, Central Rockies into the Plains. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
249 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather will continue through the remainder of this 
week with scattered showers and thunderstorms each day, 
primarily during the afternoon. The air mass will remain humid
with relative humidity values staying elevated. Winds should
remain rather light except in stronger thunderstorms. Due to 
the abundant moisture and prolonged chances of rain, fire weather
concerns will remain low.

WVZ507-050815-
Eastern Greenbrier-
Including the cities of Lewisburg, White Sulphur Springs, 
and Alderson
249 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           70           60           90           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           50           50           50           
Min/Max Temp          64           79           64           81           
Max/Min RH %          100          77           100          71           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  3         Lgt/Var      SW  3        
Precip Amount         0.02         0.09         0.07         0.14         
Precip Duration       1            3            2            5            
Precip Begin          6 PM         11 AM        Continuing   8 AM         
Precip End            4 AM         Continuing   11 PM        Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3570                      4760         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  6                      SW  7        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 21420                     33320        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         33 Fair      10 Poor      24 Fair      14 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  25 Fair      2 Very Poor  30 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       9            10           9            10           
Max LVORI Late        10           4            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 75 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 76 percent. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal.  Precipitation above normal.

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