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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
316 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop across the lower
Mid-Atlantic late this afternoon and evening, resulting in 
potentially another round of localized wetting rainfall. Minimum 
RH holding at 60 percent or above areawide today. Given this wet 
pattern, there are currently no fire weather concerns at this 
time. 

A drier airmass arrives on Sunday with min RH values falling 
below 50 percent. Breezy northwest winds through Monday.

VAZ018-222030-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
316 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     30           30           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           30           0            
Max/Min Temp          82           60           80           
Min/Max RH %          61           97           46           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  3        NW  6 G22    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  3        W  4 G20     NW  6 G18    
Precip Amount         0.04         0.05         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            1                         
Precip Begin          1 PM         Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   12 AM                     
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4980                      7560         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W  3                      W 16         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    14940                     120960       
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         7 Poor       16 Gen Poor  90 Good      
Max ADI Late          20 Gen Poor  5 Very Poor  130 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       10           6            6            
Max LVORI Late        4            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 41 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
58 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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

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