736
FNUS71 KRNK 061343
FWSRNK
SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOW GROUND...VA DWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
943 AM EDT MON APR 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON START TIME OF 0600 EDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES
OVER THE AREA. COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY THEN TRENDING WARMER FOR THE END OF THE WEEK.
NO CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL SATURDAY. WINDS MAY BE GUSTY TUESDAY, THEN
SUBSIDE AS THE HIGH PASSES OVERHEAD FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
IN SPITE OF THE DIMINISHING WIND, A VARIANCE MAY STILL BE REQUIRED
DUE TO THE REALLY DRY AIR THAT WILL BE OVER THE AREA.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 16 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (71800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................2 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 94 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........5 6 3 7 6 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............38 38 39 41 44 47 49 51 52 53 53 53
RH..............59 59 56 50 41 34 29 26 23 21 20 21
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 7 8 7 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.14 16 17 18 18 18 18 16 14 14 14 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.5 3.1 3.6 4.2 4.6 5.1 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.3
MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
MIXNG WIND SPD..6 8 12 14 15 16 16 16 15 14 12 9
LVORI...........3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............2 8 23 52 67 80 89 94 94 84 71 56
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.2 4 18 42 55 67 76 81 83 74 62 49
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT NORTHEAST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 3 TO
8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (20100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................1 TO 30.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........3 4 3 4 6 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............51 47 41 36 33 31
RH..............22 27 34 41 47 53
20 FT WIND......N 5 N 4 N 4 NE 5 NE 4 NE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 12 12 12 11
MIX HGT (FT)....3700 300 300 300 200 200
MIXING WIND......NW 6 N 2 NE 6 NE 8 NE 6 NE 5
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 3
ADI.............30 1 3 4 3 2
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.23 1 2 2 1 1
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR (0.01 IN).......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 7 TO
10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (29000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................2 TO 40.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........5 6 7 15 28 26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............30 32 39 46 51 53
RH..............53 49 38 28 25 22
20 FT WIND......NE 3 NE 3 E 4 SE 5 SE 5 SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 11 12 13 13
MIX HGT (FT)....400 700 2000 3000 3600 3600
MIXING WIND.....E 5 E 7 SE 8 SE 8 S 8 S 9
LVORI...........3 3 2 1 1 1
ADI.............2 7 20 31 37 40
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.2 4 16 24 29 33
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60. LIGHT
WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. LIGHT
WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
FORECASTER...MANUEL
REQUESTED BY...MATT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609088.0/RNK
.DELDT 04/06/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MATT.KLINE@DWR.VIRGINIA.GOV
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