Fire Weather Forecast - Craig County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
209 PM EST Fri Nov 14 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Key Message:

1) Gusty conditions return Saturday, but more moisture increases
   RH areawide. 

2) Gusty and dry conditions return on Sunday, with fire weather
   concerns returning. 


Temperatures will trend warmer into the upcoming weekend.
Warmest readings are forecast along and east of the Blue Ridge
where readings will return to above normal. Caveat, there will 
be some clouds and showers around and a bit higher Rh, so there 
is a trade off. Winds will increase again over the weekend, so 
not totally out of the woods with respect to wind either. Dry
air looks to return on Sunday, with windy conditions lingering.
This may increase fire weather concerns across the area once
again, with possible fire danger statements needing to be issued
for portions of the area. 

In a nutshell, several more days of heightened awareness.

As for rain potential... Little or no measurable rain is 
expected until middle of next week.

VAZ018-150915-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
209 PM EST Fri Nov 14 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         Rain         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            40           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          47           69           49           61           
Max/Min RH %          84           55           89           32           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  4 G19     W  6 G22     W  8 G29     NW 11 G32    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  5 G22     W  7 G22     W 10 G32     NW 10 G28    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.00         
Precip Duration                                 2                         
Precip Begin                                    7 PM                      
Precip End                                      6 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3880                      5070         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 28                      NW 40        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 108640                    202800       
Dispersion            Fair                      Excellent                 
Max ADI Early         4 Very Poor  48 Gen Good  21 Fair      111 Very Good
Max ADI Late          8 Poor       72 Good      22 Fair      154 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       2            4            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        4            1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower
50s. Minimum RH 27 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the mid 30s.
Highs around 50. Minimum RH 58 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 68 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows around
40. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 64 percent. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the lower 40s.
Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 67 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph.

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

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