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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
248 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

.DISCUSSION...

No precipitation and a trend towards milder conditions
is expected through Friday. For this weekend and early
next week, rainfall will increase in coverage as the
area is impacted by a two cold fronts that may potentially
tap into some tropical moisture. At this time, there are 
currently no fire weather concerns.

VAZ018-302015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
248 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          84           56           87           
Min/Max RH %          36           83           33           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5390                      7410         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  6                     SW  9        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    32340                     66690        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         26 Fair      15 Gen Poor  51 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          39 Fair      2 Very Poor  70 Good      
Max LVORI Early       8            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 80s. Minimum RH 46 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cooler.
Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 79 percent. East winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
mid 50s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 81 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
45 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows around 40. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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