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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
338 PM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025

.DISCUSSION...

A moist airmass and approaching cold front will trigger 
shower and thunderstorm this afternoon into Saturday. 
Rainfall totals look to be in the 0.25 to 0.50 inch rage 
for many locations and some parts of the western mountains
could have an inch plus. High pressure brings drier weather 
for early next week.

Sunday and Monday will be the next days that are more favorable 
for burning.

VAZ014-260815-
Montgomery-
Including the city of Blacksburg
338 PM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     70           30           20           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           20           20           0            
Min/Max Temp          58           72           40           70           
Max/Min RH %          94           54           76           26           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  4        W  5         NW  7 G18    NW  5        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  4        NW  8 G18    NW  4        NW  4        
Precip Amount         0.11         0.02         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       4            2            0                         
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   8 PM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4930                      4980         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 26                     N  8         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 128180                    39840        
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         38 Fair      41 Gen Good  88 Good      40 Fair      
Max ADI Late          7 Poor       117 Very Good9 Poor       56 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       5            6            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        6            3            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 36 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
44 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
46 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum
RH 46 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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