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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
224 PM EDT Tue Mar 24 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Light and variable winds overnight then under 10 kts out of the 
southeast for Wednesday. Minimum RH values a bit higher for 
Wednesday with generally mid 20s to low 30s. Any cloud cover 
during the period should be mainly upper level.

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VAZ018-250815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
224 PM EDT Tue Mar 24 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          32           63           46           73           
Max/Min RH %          64           27           70           46           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  4         SW  4 G17    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  4         SW  4        SW  6 G19    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              1            
Precip Begin                                                 8 AM         
Precip End                                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4700                      4350         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 12                      W 25         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 56400                     108750       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         25 Fair      17 Gen Poor  39 Fair      33 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  47 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  96 Good      
Max LVORI Early       2            3            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        3            2            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum RH 58 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. Cooler. Lows
in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 20 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs around 60.
Minimum RH 23 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows around
40. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 35 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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