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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
343 AM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry through Wednesday as high pressure passes overhead. The 
next chance of wetting showers is Thursday and Friday.

VAZ018-162015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
343 AM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          80           57           86           
Min/Max RH %          39           82           35           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  3 G19     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  3         Lgt/Var      W  6 G18     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6480                      9230         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S  7                      SW 20        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    45360                     184600       
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         23 Fair      50 Gen Good  129 Very Good
Max ADI Late          44 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  174 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       7            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Not as warm. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
52 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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