Fire Weather Forecast - Craig County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Hot and dry conditions look to linger across the region through
Tuesday and parts of the Piedmont for Wednesday, until 
a cold front brings in daily chances for showers and thunderstorms.
Prior to this moisture entering the area, hot and dry conditions 
areawide will lead to minimum RH values mainly falling into the 
20s/30s on Tuesday, with an increase mainly for the mountains by 
Wednesday as the aforementioned cold front arrives and advects 
moisture north. Overall, with winds remaining mainly under 12 
mph, the fire weather concerns look to remain low for much of the 
area at this time even though conditions will be hot and dry early
this week. Several days of rainfall look to occur across the
region starting Wednesday, which will be beneficial for the area.
Depending on the amount of rainfall over this period, drought
conditions may improve slightly, reducing the overall fire weather
threat across the area as we head into summer. 


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VAZ018-190915-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
231 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            50           
Min/Max Temp          63           91           63           90           
Max/Min RH %          70           29           64           39           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  4 G17    Lgt/Var      SW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  3        SW  3        Lgt/Var      W  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01         
Precip Duration                                              1            
Precip Begin                                                 1 PM         
Precip End                                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 11110                     6000         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 13                      NW 22        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 144430                    132000       
Dispersion            Poor                      Poor                      
Max ADI Early         96 Good      71 Good      43 Gen Good  67 Good      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  147 Very Good3 Very Poor  130 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       2            3            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 72 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 73 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
mid 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 73 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
65 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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