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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
225 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A disturbance arriving this evening is expected to trigger a
broken line of showers and a few thunderstorms during the
evening, which will pass across the Piedmont. Wetting rainfall
totals ranging from less than 0.10 to locally 0.50 inch are
possible. The next potential for widespread wetting rain will
return late Monday night as a line of thunderstorms arrives from
the north, and again on Tuesday, with the redevelopment of storms
across the area in the afternoon.
VAZ018-270815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
225 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type Tstms None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 20 0 0 90
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 0 0 50
Min/Max Temp 61 87 64 85
Max/Min RH % 99 47 99 66
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 5 G20
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 7 G22
Precip Amount 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.21
Precip Duration 1 11
Precip Begin 6 PM 6 AM
Precip End 1 AM Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5740 3180
Transport Wnd (mph) NW 8 SW 22
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 45920 69960
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 74 Good 40 Fair 44 Gen Good 55 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 55 Gen Good 2 Very Poor 70 Good
Max LVORI Early 7 8 5 6
Max LVORI Late 9 1 6 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
58 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
50 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 64 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 77 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.