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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
223 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026

.DISCUSSION...
...SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS THIS EVENING...
...STORMS MAY CONTAIN DAMAGING WINDS AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected
through early Tuesday with rain amounts of 0.25 to one inch.
Main hazards in addition to lightning are damaging wind gusts
and localized flash flooding. Front responsible for the 
unsettled weather will move east of the region Tuesday 
afternoon followed by clearing Tuesday night and Wednesday.
A chance for showers and storms will return later in the week.

VAZ018-230830-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
223 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        Showers      None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     50           30           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          62           81           54           85           
Max/Min RH %          97           48           86           31           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         NW  5 G19    NW  5 G20    Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  3         NW  6 G18    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.08         0.02         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       2            1                                      
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   1 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4430                      7140         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 22                     W  3         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 97460                     21420        
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         39 Fair      27 Fair      114 Very Good33 Fair      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  116 Very Good5 Very Poor  29 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       7            7            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        7            3            5            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
40 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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