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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
234 AM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Isolated showers and thunderstorms will develop along the 
Blue Ridge later this afternoon, but coverage of storms 
should lessen by Tuesday as high pressure arrives. Hot and 
humid conditions will take place for the remainder of this 
week. Fire weather concerns should remain low.

VAZ018-292015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
234 AM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     30           20           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           20           0            
Max/Min Temp          86           65           89           
Min/Max RH %          63           99           60           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.03         0.01         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            0                         
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   9 PM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4280                      4980         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE  2                     W  5         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    8560                      24900        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         12 Poor      12 Poor      21 Fair      
Max ADI Late          12 Poor      2 Very Poor  27 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       9            7            8            
Max LVORI Late        4            8            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 40 percent. West winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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