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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
227 AM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure should provide dry conditions for today and 
Thursday. A cold front will arrive towards Friday and the 
upcoming weekend to bring daily chances of showers and 
thunderstorms. Some of the stronger storms could bring 
heavy downpours. Hot and humid weather may follow by next 
week. Fire weather concerns should remain low overall.

VAZ018-242015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
227 AM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          81           57           87           
Min/Max RH %          36           77           38           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  3        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6090                      8860         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W  5                      S  9         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    30450                     79740        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         25 Fair      26 Fair      40 Fair      
Max ADI Late          33 Fair      2 Very Poor  91 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        2            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 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 52 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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