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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
200 PM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Drier weather expected through at least Wednesday with
lower humidity. Min RH values each afternoon fall into
the upper 30 to lower 40 percent range east of the mountains, and
mid 40 to low 50 percent range west of the Blue Ridge mountains. 
An increasing chance of rain, along with more humid conditions 
will return for late week and into the weekend; however, rain
chances look to remain low at this time, with no significant upper
level feature forecast to bring widespread rain at this time.

VAZ018-140815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
200 PM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

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          63           84           53           82           
Max/Min RH %          98           38           81           47           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  3        NW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      N  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5660                      3660         
Transport Wnd (mph)                N 12                      S  2         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 67920                     7320         
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         64 Good      73 Good      33 Fair      18 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          6 Very Poor  82 Good      2 Very Poor  18 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       6            6            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        6            1            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
60 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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