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
1232 PM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather is expected to last until Friday for much of the
area.

Temperatures will increase significantly, with 80s/90s to near 
100 degrees by later this week for urban areas and the Piedmont. 
Minimum RH values will fall into the 30s to 40s percent range for 
portions of the area today through Friday. Due to high 
pressure being overhead, winds are expected to remain light until
Saturday aside from some increased NE winds near 10 mph possible 
Friday for part of the Piedmont. Friday looks to see an increased 
chance of showers and storms mainly across the mountains then
becoming more widespread for the weekend.

VAZ018-160830-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
1232 PM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            20           
Min/Max Temp          66           97           68           94           
Max/Min RH %          88           39           85           42           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      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         0.01         
Precip Duration                                              0            
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM         
Precip End                                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6310                      6230         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  2                      SE  6        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 12620                     37380        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         5 Very Poor  10 Poor      24 Fair      25 Fair      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  25 Fair      2 Very Poor  39 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            5            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        5            2            5            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 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.

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