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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
157 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026
.DISCUSSION...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR PARTS OF
WV AND VA...
Periods of showers and thunderstorms are forecast through this
evening. 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 tomorrow morning, the minimum RH values during the
afternoon hours Tuesday and Wednesday will still remain above 40
percent for almost the entire area. Additional chances for showers
and storms return Thursday and remain through the weekend.
WVZ507-180815-
Eastern Greenbrier-
Including the cities of Lewisburg, White Sulphur Springs,
and Alderson
157 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms None None None
Chance Precip (%) 40 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 40 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 64 79 56 81
Max/Min RH % 100 63 100 53
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 3 NW 3 NW 3 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var NW 5 Lgt/Var W 3
Precip Amount 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 6 PM
Precip End 1 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4140 5270
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 5 NW 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 20700 73780
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 11 Poor 8 Poor 33 Fair 42 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 1 Very Poor 36 Fair 2 Very Poor 83 Good
Max LVORI Early 10 10 8 9
Max LVORI Late 10 4 9 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 71 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 79 percent. West winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 73 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 60. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 66 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
60 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.