Jefferson National Forest Presuppresion Forecast

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Experimental...Fire Weather Planning Forecast for VA Natl Forests
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
902 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front pushes through the area late tonight and Sunday, 
bringing a widespread chance for rainfall and thunderstorms
through the weekend. Rainfall amounts will be between a tenth to a
half an inch for this weekend, the higher end of the amounts in 
the mountains, lower in the Piedmont. Additional chances for 
widespread wetting rainfall begins Tuesday. Above normal 
temperatures are expected to continue across the region through 
the period. Minimum RH values will be over 50% today and tomorrow,
lower on Monday, in the 30 to 40% range, then again increasing to
above 45% areawide by Wednesday. There are currently no fire 
weather concerns at this time.

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JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST Eastern Divide Zone-
INCLUDING Blacksburg and New Castle
902 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        Showers      None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     60           60           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          55           69           43           73           
Max/Min RH %          93           54           93           33           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  6 G22    W  5 G22     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  5 G21     W  6 G22     Lgt/Var      W  5         
Precip Amount         0.15         0.03         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       3            3                                      
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   6 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5360                      6600         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 23                      W 10         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 123280                    66000        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         14 Gen Poor  66 Good      10 Poor      29 Fair      
Max ADI Late          10 Poor      73 Good      2 Very Poor  66 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            4            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        5            3            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 46 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 46 percent. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Much cooler.
Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH
43 percent. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
lower 50s. Minimum RH 34 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum RH 37 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 

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

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