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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
230 AM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Seasonably warm and humid conditions expected today
with scattered afternoon and evening showers
and thunderstorms. Rainfall coverage will be hit and miss
with rainfall amounts generally a quarter inch or less. 
There will be some localized amounts upwards of one inch
associated with the stronger thunderstorms. Isolated wind
damage is also possible.

Greater coverage of showers and cooler temperatures are
expected Sunday and Monday with the passage of a cold front.
Somewhat drier conditions follow the frontal passage for
Tuesday and Wednesday...temperatures trending warmer for
the second half of next week.

VAZ018-112015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
230 AM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     50           40           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           20           50           
Max/Min Temp          83           62           78           
Min/Max RH %          61           100          79           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.03         0.09         0.19         
Precip Duration       1            2            5            
Precip Begin          1 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4080                      2420         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 12                     SE 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    48960                     24200        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         49 Gen Good  44 Gen Good  14 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          55 Gen Good  1 Very Poor  28 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       7            7            10           
Max LVORI Late        3            10           4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 74 percent. East
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 48 percent. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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