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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
215 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Additional widely scattered showers and thunderstorms will
develop across the lower Mid-Atlantic this afternoon and evening,
resulting in potentially another round of localized wetting
rainfall. Minimum RH holding at 50 percent or above areawide, with
most areas holding well above 50 percent for most of the day.
Given this wet pattern, there are currently no fire weather
concerns at this time.
A drier airmass arrives on Sunday with min RH values falling
below 50 percent. Breezy northwest winds through Monday.
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Including the city of New Castle
215 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 60 30 40 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 30 40 0
Min/Max Temp 62 84 59 80
Max/Min RH % 100 61 99 48
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NW 5 G20
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 3 G18 NW 6 G18
Precip Amount 0.11 0.01 0.01 0.00
Precip Duration 2 1 1
Precip Begin 6 PM 11 AM Continuing
Precip End 4 AM Continuing 2 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4390 6280
Transport Wnd (mph) W 3 W 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 13170 94200
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 11 Poor 5 Very Poor 15 Gen Poor 79 Good
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 21 Fair 4 Very Poor 119 Very Good
Max LVORI Early 9 9 7 7
Max LVORI Late 9 4 9 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
47 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. South winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
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.