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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
317 AM EDT Thu May 21 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Arrival and passage of a cold front will trigger showers and
some thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening today. Thunderstorm 
chances decrease after today, but showers remain possible 
through the end of the weekend and into early next week.

Fire concerns remain low through next week.

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VAZ018-212030-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
317 AM EDT Thu May 21 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     100          90           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           0            
Max/Min Temp          77           54           62           
Min/Max RH %          68           100          85           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      E  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      E  3         
Precip Amount         0.38         0.44         0.05         
Precip Duration       7            11           10           
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    1980                      1700         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E 10                      E 10         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    19800                     17000        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         20 Gen Poor  13 Gen Poor  16 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          25 Fair      4 Very Poor  22 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            9            9            
Max LVORI Late        5            9            5            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Showers. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
89 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Warmer. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
70 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 71 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around
80. Minimum RH 70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 64 percent. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.

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

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