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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 22 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather is expected to continue with several rounds of
showers bringing some much needed rainfall. Rainfall amounts
may average around an inch or so for much of the area through 
Thursday, with drier air arriving Thursday afternoon through 
Saturday. Below normal temperatures and high minimum relative 
humidity values linger, keeping fire concerns low.

VAZ018-222015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
225 PM EDT Tue Sep 22 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Rain         
Chance Precip (%)     90           90           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           0            
Max/Min Temp          71           52           59           
Min/Max RH %          88           98           91           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      E  5 G18     NE  6 G22    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NE  5 G21    NE  5        
Precip Amount         0.36         0.32         0.31         
Precip Duration       6            11           7            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    1470                      1490         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E  9                      NE 13        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    13230                     19370        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         10 Poor      20 Gen Poor  19 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          20 Gen Poor  9 Poor       21 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       9            7            7            
Max LVORI Late        5            7            5            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Rain. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 74 percent.
Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
38 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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