Jefferson National Forest Presuppresion Forecast

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Experimental...Fire Weather Planning Forecast for VA Natl Forests
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1030 AM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions are forecast to persist through Saturday as 
high pressure remains in control of the weather pattern. Today's 
afternoon minimum relative humidity will remain above 30 percent
across the region, with surface winds holding below 10 mph. The 
next chance for wetting rainfall will be Tuesday across the
mountains. Rainfall totals are forecast to remain less than a 
tenth inch for most.

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JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST Eastern Divide Zone-
INCLUDING Blacksburg and New Castle
1030 AM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          78           50           71           
Min/Max RH %          37           83           48           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.01         
Precip Duration                    1            1            
Precip Begin                       1 AM         Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   5 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6190                      6370         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW  8                     E  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    49520                     44590        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         53 Gen Good  36 Fair      29 Fair      
Max ADI Late          58 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  39 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        1            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 36 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 35 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum RH 35 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 40 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
47 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 

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

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