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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
359 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop across 
the lower Mid-Atlantic this afternoon and evening, resulting in
localized rounds of wetting rainfall. Increased clouds will 
maintain slightly higher minimum relative humidity compared to 
the previous couple days, with minimum RH holding at 40 percent 
or above areawide. Surface winds will gust in the 10 to 15 mph 
range this afternoon from the west. 

A potential remains for heavy rain and localized flash flooding 
to occur across the Piedmont on Friday, more so east of a line 
extending from Yadkinville, NC to the City of Lynchburg. 
Scattered rounds of wetting rainfall will continue on Saturday 
before drier air returns on Sunday.

VAZ018-202015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
359 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           40           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           40           50           
Max/Min Temp          85           63           80           
Min/Max RH %          55           97           73           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.03         0.07         0.17         
Precip Duration       1            2            3            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   10 AM        
Precip End            Continuing   5 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5350                      3000         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 16                     E  3         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    85600                     9000         
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         90 Good      58 Gen Good  16 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          91 Good      4 Very Poor  17 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       7            6            7            
Max LVORI Late        1            7            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
59 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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