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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Winds turn southerly through today, with increasing moisture across
the region, bringing minimum relative humidity values into the 40
to 55 percent range, with higher values over the southern Blue 
Ridge. This is also where shower and storm chances are highest for
today/Wednesday. Thursday and Friday will see higher and more 
widespread chances for showers and storms, mostly over the 
mountains for Thursday, and much of the area for Friday. Dry 
weather returns by Sunday, and temperatures increase to 5 to 10 
degrees above seasonal normals early next week.

VAZ018-262030-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
231 AM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            50           
Max/Min Temp          86           63           88           
Min/Max RH %          46           93           50           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      S  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.26         
Precip Duration                                 1            
Precip Begin                                    2 PM         
Precip End                                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6410                      7220         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 12                      SW  7        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    76920                     50540        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         48 Gen Good  43 Gen Good  28 Fair      
Max ADI Late          70 Good      1 Very Poor  58 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       5            5            7            
Max LVORI Late        1            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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