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

.DISCUSSION...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA AND PART OF THE WESTERN
VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS...

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are forecasted for Monday,
some of which may produce damaging wind gusts and localized 
flash flooding. Total rainfall could be in the 0.30 to one inch
range with locally higher possible. This will be followed by 
widely scattered afternoon and evening storms later this week.

VAZ018-222015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
307 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     80           80           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 70           80           0            
Max/Min Temp          87           61           80           
Min/Max RH %          53           95           46           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3 G18    W  4 G17     NW  6 G23    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  5 G17    W  4 G20     NW  7 G18    
Precip Amount         0.19         0.15         0.00         
Precip Duration       4            3                         
Precip Begin          11 AM        Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   5 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4920                      4630         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 24                     N 20         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    118080                    92600        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         76 Good      61 Good      76 Good      
Max ADI Late          99 Good      4 Very Poor  102 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       5            6            6            
Max LVORI Late        3            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent. West
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 54 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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