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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
222 PM EDT Sun May 31 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions are forecast to persist through tonight as 
high pressure remains in control of the weather pattern. Today's 
afternoon minimum relative humidity will remain above 30 percent
across the region, with surface winds holding below 10 mph. The 
next chance for wetting rainfall will be Tuesday across the
mountains. Rainfall totals are forecast to remain less than a 
tenth inch for most.

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VAZ018-010815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
222 PM EDT Sun May 31 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            20           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            30           
Min/Max Temp          57           79           53           73           
Max/Min RH %          87           38           77           47           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01         
Precip Duration                                 0            1            
Precip Begin                                    2 AM         Continuing   
Precip End                                      Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6240                      5330         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  8                     NE 13        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 49920                     69290        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         54 Gen Good  27 Fair      21 Fair      57 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  52 Gen Good  7 Poor       76 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            5            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        5            2            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Northeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. North
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 41 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.

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