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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
214 PM EST Wed Nov 4 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Unseasonably mild through Friday with wetting rains likely
tonight, then more scattered in nature Thursday into Friday. 

Passage of a front will bring cooler temperatures for the
weekend into early next week.

VAZ018-050915-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
214 PM EST Wed Nov 4 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Showers      None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     100          30           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          59           71           49           68           
Max/Min RH %          100          68           97           53           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  3 G18     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  3 G19     SW  3        Lgt/Var      NW  3        
Precip Amount         0.43         0.03         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       7            0                                      
Precip Begin          6 PM         11 AM                                  
Precip End            6 AM         2 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3230                      4300         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  7                     W 20         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 22610                     86000        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         4 Very Poor  14 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  39 Fair      
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  21 Fair      2 Very Poor  97 Good      
Max LVORI Early       7            9            7            7            
Max LVORI Late        10           4            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 32 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 31 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
36 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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