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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
415 PM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Cool dry fall weather will persist through Tuesday. High 
pressure will then promote a  warming trend for the second
half of the week, temperatures warming well above normal. 
Next chance of widespread wetting rain is the weekend.

VAZ018-290815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
415 PM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          50           80           52           85           
Max/Min RH %          98           44           99           33           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4910                      6080         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  3                     SW  6        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 14730                     36480        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         34 Fair      10 Poor      8 Poor       32 Fair      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  20 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  41 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       5            8            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        7            2            10           1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 80s. Minimum RH 44 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 65 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 60. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 78 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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