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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
229 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front over the Great Lakes is forecast to move south
and stall over the region.  This will bring daily opportunity
for scattered showers and thunderstorms through the upcoming
weekend. 

In spite of the hit and miss nature of the showers, the higher
dewpoints and humidity should mitigate fire concerns.

VAZ018-182015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
229 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     50           20           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           0            0            
Max/Min Temp          88           63           78           
Min/Max RH %          54           100          70           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.02         0.05         0.03         
Precip Duration       2            1            2            
Precip Begin          10 AM        Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4520                      3080         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 14                     E  5         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    63280                     15400        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         39 Fair      39 Fair      9 Poor       
Max ADI Late          41 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  12 Poor      
Max LVORI Early       6            5            9            
Max LVORI Late        2            7            5            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cooler.
Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 87 percent. East winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 93 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 76 percent. North winds around 5 mph.

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

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