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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
215 AM EST Fri Nov 21 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Moisture will remain elevated with wetting rainfall expected
for most through Saturday morning. Behind the front
Sunday into Monday, things dry out and afternoon RH values
will drop back into the 25 to 40 percent range, lower
in the piedmont. The next wetting rain chance comes Tuesday.

VAZ018-212115-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
215 AM EST Fri Nov 21 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      Rain         
Chance Precip (%)     70           70           50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          64           53           65           
Min/Max RH %          74           98           61           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  4        NW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  4        W  4 G18     NW  4        
Precip Amount         0.06         0.10         0.06         
Precip Duration       3            4            2            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2360                      3420         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 12                      NW 16        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    28320                     54720        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         9 Poor       6 Very Poor  35 Fair      
Max ADI Late          24 Fair      7 Poor       40 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       9            7            5            
Max LVORI Late        5            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper
50s. Minimum RH 39 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower
60s. Minimum RH 40 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain likely. Lows around 50. Highs in
the lower 60s. Minimum RH 64 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain. Cooler. Lows in the
mid 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 39 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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