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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
214 PM EDT Thu May 14 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather continues through early next week. Minimum
RH values will be in the 30-40% range through Tuesday. The lowest
relative humidities will be over the Piedmont. Moisture increases
by mid week as a cold front nears from the west, increasing
southerly flow. The Wednesday through Thursday time frame will be
out next chance for widespread wetting rain. 

Temperatures warm over the weekend into next week with some record
heat possible Monday and Tuesday. Overall, fire weather concerns 
remain low for much of the area at this time, but will continue to
be monitored.

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VAZ018-150815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
214 PM EDT Thu May 14 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          41           74           49           85           
Max/Min RH %          76           29           65           36           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  6 G23    NW  5 G22    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  3 G21    NW  4        Lgt/Var      SW  3        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4740                      6390         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  9                     W 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 42660                     76680        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         119 Very Good95 Good      46 Gen Good  39 Fair      
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  89 Good      1 Very Poor  84 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            3            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            3            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 35 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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