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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
307 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions will continue into Saturday morning. 
The remnants of Hurricane Isaias will bring rainfall to the
area by Saturday night and rain will continue into early Monday 
morning. Overall, there are currently no fire weather 
concerns at this time.

VAZ018-092030-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
307 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          76           52           65           
Min/Max RH %          37           76           62           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      E  3 G18     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      E  6 G23     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.14         
Precip Duration                                 3            
Precip Begin                                    10 AM        
Precip End                                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4140                      2650         
Transport Wnd (mph)   N  5                      E 20         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    20700                     53000        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         23 Fair      3 Very Poor  28 Fair      
Max ADI Late          31 Fair      1 Very Poor  58 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            4            3            
Max LVORI Late        2            3            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds 15 to
20 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Rain. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 94 percent. East
winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 60. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
75 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
63 percent. South winds around 5 mph.

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

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