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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
126 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Drier air remains in place this afternoon with MinRH values around 35-
50%. Winds will remain light and variable, with no rain expected 
through late Wednesday. Winds shift to the south tomorrow, 
allowing moisture to increase, with MinRH values rising to 45-60%, 
further increasing on Thursday and into the weekend. Showers and 
storms will be expected each afternoon, with isolated chances on 
Wednesday, increasing to widespread by Thursday.

VAZ018-260815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
126 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            50           
Min/Max Temp          56           86           62           85           
Max/Min RH %          79           49           92           56           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.07         
Precip Duration                                              1            
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM         
Precip End                                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6170                      5860         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 10                      SW  6        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 61700                     35160        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         12 Poor      43 Gen Good  32 Fair      24 Fair      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  62 Good      4 Very Poor  38 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            4            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        4            2            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
57 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.

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