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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
253 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Unsettled weather is expected Sunday through Wednesday with
scattered showers and thunderstorms.  Storms Monday and Tuesday
may result in localized heavy rain.  Total rain amounts of 
0.50 to 1.50 are expected with cloud cover, wetting precipitation,
and cooler temperatures during the week mitigating fire 
concerns.

VAZ018-200830-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
253 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            50           20           90           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            50           20           50           
Min/Max Temp          63           88           62           83           
Max/Min RH %          99           50           99           66           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.05         0.02         0.53         
Precip Duration                    1            0            5            
Precip Begin                       9 AM         Continuing   7 AM         
Precip End                         Continuing   8 PM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4500                      3200         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 10                      SE 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 45000                     32000        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         26 Fair      36 Fair      12 Poor      11 Poor      
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  51 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  35 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            8            8            9            
Max LVORI Late        9            2            8            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 91 percent. East
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Cooler. Highs
around 60. Minimum RH 97 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
mid 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 96 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 60s. Minimum RH 65 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. North winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 58 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.

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