Jefferson National Forest Presuppresion Forecast

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Experimental...Fire Weather Planning Forecast for VA Natl Forests
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
230 AM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Temperatures and heat index values increase next week. Minimum RH
values may drop to between 30 and 40 percent Monday through
Friday
for the eastern Piedmont. Not much rain, if any, is expected
until 
the middle of next week.

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JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST Eastern Divide Zone-
INCLUDING Blacksburg and New Castle
230 AM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          65           92           66           94           
Max/Min RH %          89           42           87           41           
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                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6330                                   
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 13                     N/A          
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 82290                                  
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         23 Fair      89 Good      59 Gen Good               
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  98 Good      59 Gen Good               
Max LVORI Early       4            6            3                         
Max LVORI Late        6            1            3                         

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs around 90.
Minimum RH 46 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum RH 55 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 

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

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