Jefferson National Forest Presuppresion Forecast

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Experimental...Fire Weather Planning Forecast for VA Natl Forests
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
800 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Shower and storm chances diminish tonight into Monday,
but there will still be some around. Better chance of
wetting showers comes with a front Tuesday into Wednesday.

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JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST Eastern Divide Zone-
INCLUDING Blacksburg and New Castle
800 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            40           30           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           30           50           
Min/Max Temp          60           82           63           87           
Max/Min RH %          100          63           100          61           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  7 G18    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.05         0.06         0.15         
Precip Duration                    1            2            6            
Precip Begin                       1 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4000                      3730         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  7                     SW 18        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 28000                     67140        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         53 Gen Good  14 Gen Poor  12 Poor      69 Good      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  32 Fair      3 Very Poor  71 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            10           7            8            
Max LVORI Late        9            3            8            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 67 percent. West
winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 60 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
67 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 63 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 

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

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