Fire Weather Forecast - Craig County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
209 PM EDT Thu Jul 23 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A frontal boundary will remain situated over the Carolinas through 
the weekend, and easterly flow will keep moisture across the 
southern half of the area, though some drier air is working its way 
into northern portions of the area. Showers will be confined mostly 
south of the area today, but a few stray showers may develop over
the mountains later. Chances for scattered showers and possible 
storms increase Friday and continue through the weekend, with the 
highest chances over the mountains. Plenty of cloud cover for the 
next day or two and cooler air will keep temperatures below normal
through the weekend. Overall, fire weather concerns are little to
none at this time.

VAZ018-240815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
209 PM EDT Thu Jul 23 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Showers      Showers      Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            30           50           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            50           
Min/Max Temp          59           75           60           79           
Max/Min RH %          96           73           100          70           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SE  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.04         
Precip Duration                    1            1            4            
Precip Begin                       6 AM         Continuing   7 AM         
Precip End                         Continuing   5 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3050                      2480         
Transport Wnd (mph)                E 12                      NW  8        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 36600                     19840        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         22 Fair      34 Fair      25 Fair      5 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  39 Fair      3 Very Poor  25 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            6            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        6            4            7            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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