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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
232 PM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A summer-like pattern develops continues through the week with
scattered showers and storms each day and high chances for wetting
rains. Heat and humidity will also increase through the week. 
Fire weather concerns will remain low.

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VAZ018-090815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
232 PM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            40           40           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            40           40           50           
Min/Max Temp          61           83           64           88           
Max/Min RH %          88           61           96           61           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  3        Lgt/Var      S  3         W  4 G19     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  3 G17    S  4         Lgt/Var      W  5 G17     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.05         0.06         0.06         
Precip Duration                    1            2            8            
Precip Begin                       10 AM        Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2910                      4490         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SE  7                     W  8         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 20370                     35920        
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         66 Good      15 Gen Poor  21 Fair      37 Fair      
Max ADI Late          8 Poor       23 Fair      3 Very Poor  55 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            5            6            6            
Max LVORI Late        5            3            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 49 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...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 above normal.
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