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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
316 AM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Temperatures and heat index values increase next week. Minimum RH
values may drop to between 30 and 40 percent Monday through Friday
for the eastern Piedmont. Not much rain, if any, is expected until 
the middle of next week.

VAZ018-302030-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
316 AM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          87           64           92           
Min/Max RH %          52           91           42           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5250                      7810         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W  2                      NW  9        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    10500                     70290        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         16 Gen Poor  14 Gen Poor  68 Good      
Max ADI Late          21 Fair      2 Very Poor  81 Good      
Max LVORI Early       9            5            7            
Max LVORI Late        3            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
42 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent. West winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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