Jefferson National Forest Presuppresion Forecast

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Experimental...Fire Weather Planning Forecast for VA Natl Forests
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
130 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.
RH value will drop to 25 to 35 percent this afternoon.

Winds will pick up from the southwest Tuesday with gusts 
15 to 25 mph. RH values will still run from 25 to 40 percent.

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

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JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST Eastern Divide Zone-
INCLUDING Blacksburg and New Castle
130 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     20           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           0            0            
Max/Min Temp          74           49           78           
Min/Max RH %          33           76           30           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  5 G18    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  6 G18     Lgt/Var      SW  8 G21    
Precip Amount         0.02         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                                      
Precip Begin          11 AM                                  
Precip End            6 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6980                      7130         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 18                     SW 26        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    125640                    185380       
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         70 Good      66 Good      91 Good      
Max ADI Late          91 Good      4 Very Poor  137 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 67 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
30s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 35 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 47 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum RH 41 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 

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

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