Fire Weather Forecast - Craig County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
116 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Arrival and passage of a cold front will trigger showers and
some thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening today. The
front stalls across the region Thursday, and more showers and
storms will develop in the vicinity of the front again during the
afternoon and evening. Thunderstorm chances decrease after
Thursday, but showers remain possible through the end of the week
and into the weekend.

Forecast rainfall amounts through Friday range from half an inch
to an inch, which will be beneficial for the area, and may lead 
to some improvements in the ongoing dryness, and thus could reduce
the overall fire weather threat across the area heading into the 
warmer months. 

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VAZ018-210830-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
116 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     60           90           90           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           50           20           
Min/Max Temp          62           69           52           60           
Max/Min RH %          96           84           100          91           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         Lgt/Var      E  4         E  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      E  4         Lgt/Var      E  3         
Precip Amount         0.12         0.48         0.41         0.07         
Precip Duration       3            8            12           12           
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1980                      1700         
Transport Wnd (mph)                E 10                      E 10         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 19800                     17000        
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         33 Fair      20 Gen Poor  13 Gen Poor  16 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  25 Fair      4 Very Poor  22 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            6            9            9            
Max LVORI Late        6            5            9            5            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
mid 60s. Minimum RH 85 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Southeast winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Warmer. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
71 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around
80. Minimum RH 66 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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