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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
215 AM EST Sat Nov 7 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Drier air on gusty northwest winds can be expected today,
although temperatures being cooler will keep min RH values
in the 30-50 percent range, lowest in the Piedmont. 

Winds weaken Saturday night. Temperatures will be coolest
Sunday, then gradually increase through mid-week. Minimum
relative humidities for the early to middle part of next
week will generally be in the 20s and 30s percent range.

The next chance of precipitation will be during the latter half
of next week, along with cooler temperatures.

VAZ018-072115-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
215 AM EST Sat Nov 7 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          55           33           65           
Min/Max RH %          53           97           36           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  8 G23    NW  7 G19    W  4 G18     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  9 G21    NW  5 G17    W  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3020                      2630         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 22                     W 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    66440                     31560        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         63 Good      10 Poor      26 Fair      
Max ADI Late          71 Good      6 Very Poor  37 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       4            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        1            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. West winds 15 to
20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain.
Lows in the lower 40s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum RH 55 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in
the mid 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain and snow.
Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.

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

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