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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
257 PM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Winds turn southerly through today, with increasing moisture
across the region, bringing minimum relative humidity values into the 45
to 65 percent range, with higher values over the southern Blue
Ridge. This is also where shower and storm chances are highest
for today/Wednesday. Thursday and Friday will see higher and more
widespread chances for showers and storms. Dry weather returns by Sunday,
and temperatures increase to 5 to 10 degrees above seasonal normals early
next week.
WVZ507-270815-
Eastern Greenbrier-
Including the cities of Lewisburg, White Sulphur Springs,
and Alderson
257 PM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 0 40 30 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 40 30 0
Min/Max Temp 60 83 60 81
Max/Min RH % 100 59 100 56
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var W 4 Lgt/Var NW 3
Precip Amount 0.00 0.03 0.02 0.00
Precip Duration 1 1
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 2 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5560 5850
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 8 NW 7
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 44480 40950
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 16 Gen Poor 15 Gen Poor 13 Gen Poor 20 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 1 Very Poor 35 Fair 1 Very Poor 43 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 9 10 10 10
Max LVORI Late 10 3 10 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. North winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
50 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.