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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
154 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop across the lower
Mid-Atlantic late this afternoon and evening, resulting in
potentially another round of localized wetting rainfall. Minimum
RH holding at 60 percent or above areawide today. Given this wet
pattern, there are currently no fire weather concerns at this
time.
A drier airmass arrives tomorrow, with min RH values falling
below 50 percent into the mid 30% to 50% range. Breezy northwest
winds are expected through Monday.
WVZ507-230815-
Eastern Greenbrier-
Including the cities of Lewisburg, White Sulphur Springs,
and Alderson
154 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms None None None
Chance Precip (%) 20 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 58 75 52 75
Max/Min RH % 100 51 98 45
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 3 W 6 G17 W 3 W 3
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 4 G17 NW 7 Lgt/Var NW 7
Precip Amount 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 6 PM
Precip End 5 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5720 5400
Transport Wnd (mph) NW 18 W 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 102960 64800
Dispersion Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 15 Gen Poor 88 Good 65 Good 104 Very Good
Max ADI Late 8 Poor 114 Very Good2 Very Poor 109 Very Good
Max LVORI Early 9 7 6 8
Max LVORI Late 9 1 9 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 63 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.