Jefferson National Forest Presuppresion Forecast

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Here are the latest drought conditions

Experimental...Fire Weather Planning Forecast for VA Natl Forests
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
230 PM EDT Sat Nov 1 2025

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure settles in over the area today, keeping the
weather dry. A low pressure system will approach from the west
on Sunday, and then pass to the south of the area by Monday,
bringing increased chances for precipitation to the mountains
Sunday morning, and then to the Piedmont by Monday. High
pressure returns to the region after that to provide dry weather
through most of the work week.

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JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST Eastern Divide Zone-
INCLUDING Blacksburg and New Castle
230 PM EDT Sat Nov 1 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            20           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          36           59           34           62           
Max/Min RH %          85           46           98           47           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                 0                         
Precip Begin                                    2 AM                      
Precip End                                      6 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5080                      3980         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SE 13                     NW 18        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 66040                     71640        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         14 Gen Poor  29 Fair      18 Gen Poor  37 Fair      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  48 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  83 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            5            5            8            
Max LVORI Late        5            1            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs around 60.
Minimum RH 36 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
mid 60s. Minimum RH 39 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum RH 43 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs around 60.
Minimum RH 53 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 51 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 

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

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