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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
247 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Showers and thunderstorms will return on Thursday, resulting in 
rounds of wetting rainfall. The convection should be scattered 
Thursday, with signals that heavy rain will occur from the foot-
hills of North Carolina through the Southside of Virginia on 
Friday evening. Scattered wetting rainfall will continue on 
Saturday before drier air returns on Sunday.

Minimum afternoon relative humidity values Thursday afternoon 
are forecast to range from the mid-40% range across Central Virginia 
to the mid-60% range west of the Blue Ridge. Winds Thursday will be 
westerly at speeds of 10 mph or less.

VAZ018-200830-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
247 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Showers      Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            40           30           90           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            40           0            50           
Min/Max Temp          65           87           62           81           
Max/Min RH %          85           60           100          73           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.36         
Precip Duration                    1            1            9            
Precip Begin                       8 AM         7 PM         Continuing   
Precip End                         6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4820                      2330         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  9                      S  3         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 43380                     6990         
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         59 Gen Good  53 Gen Good  44 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  53 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  14 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       4            6            7            9            
Max LVORI Late        6            2            9            5            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 48 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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