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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
157 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR PARTS OF 
WV AND VA...

Periods of showers and thunderstorms are forecast through this 
evening. While not everyone will see wetting rain, an extremely 
humid airmass will continue to remain across the region. While 
drier air is expected to move into the region behind the cold 
front passage tomorrow morning, the minimum RH values during the 
afternoon hours Tuesday and Wednesday will still remain above 40
percent for almost the entire area. Additional chances for showers
and storms return Thursday and remain through the weekend.

VAZ018-180815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
157 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     40           0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          65           85           59           87           
Max/Min RH %          98           55           95           45           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         NW  3        NW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.08         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                                                   
Precip Begin          6 PM                                                
Precip End            10 PM                                               
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4440                      6270         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  6                      NW 14        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 26640                     87780        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         19 Gen Poor  13 Gen Poor  32 Fair      54 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  28 Fair      3 Very Poor  99 Good      
Max LVORI Early       7            8            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        8            3            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with thunderstorms likely and a chance of
showers. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 72 percent. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 68 percent. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
54 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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