Jefferson National Forest Presuppresion Forecast

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Experimental...Fire Weather Planning Forecast for VA Natl Forests
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
400 AM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A period of drying is expected Monday through Friday.
High pressure will build across the region today and
linger through the week. 

Next chance of wetting rain...Oct 11-12.

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JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST Eastern Divide Zone-
INCLUDING Blacksburg and New Castle
400 AM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          72           39           70           
Min/Max RH %          36           96           45           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3880                      4100         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 15                     SW  2        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    58200                     8200         
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         41 Gen Good  32 Fair      14 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          65 Good      2 Very Poor  14 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       6            4            7            
Max LVORI Late        1            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 47 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum RH 48 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum RH 46 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 53 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 67 percent. East
winds 10 to 15 mph. 

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

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