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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
142 AM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

.DISCUSSION... 
Low fire weather concerns today and this week due to snow.

Widespread snowfall today of 1 to 4 inches, with some locally
higher amounts possible. This snow cover will linger much of the
week, preventing any fire concerns. A much colder airmass arrives
over the weekend, which could bring more mountain snow to the area.

VAZ018-082115-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
142 AM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Snow         Snow         None         
Chance Precip (%)     100          20           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          32           14           39           
Min/Max RH %          83           98           60           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E  3         Lgt/Var      S  3         
Precip Amount         0.31         0.02         0.00         
Precip Duration       10           0                         
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   8 PM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2030                      1910         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E 16                      SW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    32480                     19100        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         35 Fair      6 Very Poor  11 Poor      
Max ADI Late          32 Fair      1 Very Poor  20 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       7            6            7            
Max LVORI Late        5            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain. Lows in
the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow. Colder.
Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 30s. Minimum RH
62 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow and a slight chance of
rain. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH
60 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of snow. Colder. Lows around
18. Highs in the upper 20s. Minimum RH 42 percent. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 14. Highs in the upper 20s.
Minimum RH 39 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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