Fire Weather Forecast - Amherst County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
244 PM EDT Sat Apr 26 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Residual storms possible Saturday before as a cold front pushes 
through. A surface high pressure system takes over to provide dry 
air with relative humidity values in the 20-30% range early next 
week. Another chance of precipitation is forecast to arrive by mid-
next week as another frontal system is expected to pass
through.

VAZ035-270815-
Amherst-
Including the city of Amherst
244 PM EDT Sat Apr 26 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          42           72           44           76           
Max/Min RH %          66           22           67           26           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  8 G22    NW  5 G20    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  5 G22    N  4         Lgt/Var      S  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6130                      5600         
Transport Wnd (mph)                N 12                      S  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 73560                     39200        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         88 Good      61 Good      42 Gen Good  17 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  80 Good      2 Very Poor  46 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            3            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            2            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 38 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 39 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum RH 42 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 80. Minimum
RH 40 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum RH 32 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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