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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
111 PM EST Sun Nov 1 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Quiet, dry, and seasonable conditions are expected to continue 
through Wednesday, thanks to high pressure in place across the area. 
However, a stray shower cannot be ruled out through tonight, but 
confidence remains low, and amounts would be extremely light. MinRh 
values will be lowest this afternoon, between 25-35%, increasing to 
near 40% on Monday and to over 50% by Tuesday, despite temperatures 
rising to well above normal. Winds are expected to remain light 
each day, increasing by Wednesday out of the southeast, gusting up 
to 20 mph in the mountains. 

Although rainfall amounts with the mid to late week system are 
trending downward, the entire area is still expected to receive a 
wetting rainfall, particularly along/west of the Blue Ridge.

VAZ018-020815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
111 PM EST Sun Nov 1 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          44           64           42           73           
Max/Min RH %          85           47           94           52           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  3        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1860                      2740         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SE  6                     S  8         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 11160                     21920        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         4 Very Poor  9 Poor       2 Very Poor  18 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  13 Gen Poor  1 Very Poor  27 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            5            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        4            3            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
81 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
upper 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the upper 60s.
Minimum RH 81 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
61 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
54 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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