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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
132 PM EST Fri Nov 7 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Wetting rain is likely tonight mainly west of the Blue Ridge
and more-so in the West Virginia mountains, with little to no
measurable rain east of the Blue Ridge. Another front 
may bring a few showers Sat night into Sunday but not much.
An arctic airmass will bring windy and cold conditions to the
area Sunday night into Tuesday with snow showers and flurries
expected for mountain locations. Next week overall looks like
winds will elevated at times, with a warming trend after Tuesday.

VAZ018-080930-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
132 PM EST Fri Nov 7 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      None         Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     80           0            20           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          47           67           43           67           
Max/Min RH %          98           43           90           50           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  6 G21    W  3         Lgt/Var      SW  4 G19    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  4 G20     W  3         Lgt/Var      W  9 G23     
Precip Amount         0.18         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       4                         1            2            
Precip Begin          7 PM                      1 AM         Continuing   
Precip End            3 AM                      Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4610                      6400         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 12                      W 24         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 55320                     153600       
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         11 Poor      46 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  66 Good      
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  67 Good      2 Very Poor  86 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            6            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        7            2            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and a slight chance of
snow. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of snow. Lows in the
mid 20s. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH 37 percent. West
winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs
in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 40 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid
50s. Minimum RH 35 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid
50s. Minimum RH 34 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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