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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
316 AM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Temperatures and heat index values increase this week. Minimum RH
values may drop to between 30 and 40 percent through Friday for
the eastern Piedmont. Precipitation chances will be very low until
Friday where rain and thunderstorms will be possible through Sunday.
VAZ018-012030-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
316 AM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Max/Min Temp 89 69 95
Min/Max RH % 49 82 40
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 3 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6090 8740
Transport Wnd (mph) NW 8 W 6
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 48720 52440
Dispersion Very Poor
Max ADI Early 56 Gen Good 41 Gen Good 38 Fair
Max ADI Late 66 Good 2 Very Poor 53 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 6 3 5
Max LVORI Late 1 4 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. West winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. West winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
61 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 70s. Minimum RH 60 percent. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.