Jefferson National Forest Presuppresion Forecast

News Headlines

Experimental...Fire Weather Planning Forecast for VA Natl Forests
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
800 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A mainly dry forecast into Tuesday. Cannot rule out a 
few showers or storms across the Alleghanys this afternoon.

Winds will pick up from the southwest Tuesday with gusts 
15 to 25 mph. RH values will still run from 25 to 35 percent.
Some increase in fire danger Tuesday afternoon with the gusty
winds combined with lower RH.

A wetting rain is expected for much of the area late Wednesday
into Thursday with cooler temperatures to follow into the 
weekend.

&&

VAZ007-010>014-018-022-023-WVZ044-050800-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST Eastern Divide Zone-
INCLUDING Blacksburg and New Castle
800 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            70           90           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            50           
Min/Max Temp          47           79           54           76           
Max/Min RH %          76           25           87           59           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  5 G18    Lgt/Var      S  7 G21     S  7 G22     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  7 G21    S  6 G22     SW  8 G23    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.03         0.13         
Precip Duration                                 4            12           
Precip Begin                                    8 PM         Continuing   
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7130                      3740         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 26                     W 24         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 185380                    89760        
Dispersion            Fair                      Good                      
Max ADI Early         66 Good      91 Good      96 Good      57 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  137 Very Good13 Gen Poor  78 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            3            2            4            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            3            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 61 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. Lows in the
upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 35 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 42 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum RH 42 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum RH 58 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 

$$

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

$$

Radar