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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
212 PM EDT Mon Oct 26 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather is expected through the end of the month with near to 
slightly above normal temperatures. 

The next appreciable chance for rainfall looks to be early
November. 

Thankfully no very gusty winds or very low RH values are expected 
through the end of the month.

VAZ018-270815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
212 PM EDT Mon Oct 26 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          42           72           44           67           
Max/Min RH %          89           40           98           57           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  3        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3380                      3030         
Transport Wnd (mph)                E  5                      S  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 16900                     21210        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         5 Very Poor  11 Poor      5 Very Poor  20 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  19 Gen Poor  5 Very Poor  21 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       4            5            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        5            2            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Light
winds. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Light winds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Light winds. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Light winds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Light
winds. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 70. Minimum RH
58 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 60s. Minimum RH 71 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 64 percent. South winds around 5 mph.

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

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