Jefferson National Forest Presuppresion Forecast

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Experimental...Fire Weather Planning Forecast for VA Natl Forests
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
500 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Wetting rain across the mountains this morning.
Quiet, dry, and seasonable conditions are expected to continue this 
afternoon through Wednesday, thanks to high pressure in place across 
the area. 
MinRh values will be near 40% on this afternoon and to over 50% by Tuesday, 
despite temperatures rising to well above normal. Winds are expected 
to remain light each day, increasing by Wednesday out of the southeast, 
gusting up to 20 mph in the mountains. 

Although rainfall amounts with the mid to late week system are 
trending downward, the entire area is still expected to receive a 
wetting rainfall, particularly along/west of the Blue Ridge.

VAZ007-010>014-018-022-023-WVZ044-022100-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST Eastern Divide Zone-
INCLUDING Blacksburg and New Castle
500 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     30           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          63           41           71           
Min/Max RH %          47           99           52           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.01         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       0                                      
Precip Begin          6 AM                                   
Precip End            8 AM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2170                      3870         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SE  6                     S  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    13020                     27090        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         13 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  8 Poor       
Max ADI Late          13 Gen Poor  1 Very Poor  34 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            5            8            
Max LVORI Late        3            7            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 74 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 74 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows around 50.
Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 60 percent. West winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 60.
Minimum RH 56 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 60.
Minimum RH 52 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 

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

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