Jefferson National Forest Presuppresion Forecast

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Experimental...Fire Weather Planning Forecast for VA Natl Forests
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
800 AM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure will keep sunny and dry conditions over the
region through tonight. Lower humidity will result in
afternoon min RH values to fall into the 30 to 40 percent
range today. Winds less than 10 MPH.

Rain chances return on Saturday and a daily chance will
persist into next week. Fire concerns will remain low
during this period.

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JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST Central Zone-
INCLUDING Warm Springs, James River, Glenwood, and Pedlar
800 AM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          88           61           87           
Min/Max RH %          34           84           48           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  5 G18     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6350                      7930         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W  2                      S 23         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    12700                     182390       
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         12 Poor      17 Gen Poor  63 Good      
Max ADI Late          25 Fair      1 Very Poor  111 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       5            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        2            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 82 percent.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 80. Minimum RH
78 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum RH 75 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum RH 73 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
65 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 

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

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