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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
225 PM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Temperatures will stay above normal into the end of the week.
Rain chance stay on the low side into Thursday with some
increasing moisture ahead of a front Friday and into
the weekend with temperatures dropping back to normal.

VAZ018-020830-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
225 PM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          68           93           68           95           
Max/Min RH %          85           43           84           45           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6440                      6690         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  5                      NW  7        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 32200                     46830        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         38 Fair      24 Fair      18 Gen Poor  42 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  41 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  61 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            5            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        4            1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. West winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows around 60. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
around 80. Minimum RH 60 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. South winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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