Jefferson National Forest Presuppresion Forecast

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Experimental...Fire Weather Planning Forecast for VA Natl Forests
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
700 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

.DISCUSSION... 

High pressure passes offshore this evening. Expect increasing
clouds and a chance for wintry weather late tonight into 
Sunday morning, then rain before ending Sunday afternoon. 
Another system will bring another round of wintry weather
changing to rain Monday night into Tuesday.

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JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST Eastern Divide Zone-
INCLUDING Blacksburg and New Castle
700 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           Frz Rain     Frz Rain     None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     20           50           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          26           50           19           44           
Max/Min RH %          77           50           90           36           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  7 G19    S  6 G17     NW  7 G24    Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  6 G19     W  7 G18     NW  6 G23    Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.01         0.05         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       0            1                                      
Precip Begin          3 AM         Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   1 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2230                      2830         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 15                      SE  8        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 33450                     22640        
Dispersion            Good                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         11 Poor      11 Poor      23 Fair      12 Poor      
Max ADI Late          11 Poor      32 Fair      19 Gen Poor  25 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       2            4            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        3            4            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Rain, freezing rain and a chance of snow. Lows in the
upper 20s. Highs around 40. Minimum RH 79 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the
lower 40s. Minimum RH 54 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the
lower 40s. Minimum RH 53 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and freezing rain.
Lows in the mid 20s. Highs around 40. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain, freezing rain likely and a
chance of snow. Lows around 30. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum
RH 64 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 

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

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