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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
433 AM EDT Wed Jun 10 2026

.DISCUSSION...
The passage of an upper level trough will bring scattered
to numerous showers and thunderstorms today. Humidity will
remain elevated. 

Above normal temperatures can be expected Thursday and Friday.
Warming temperatures will also lead to greater instability 
and stronger thunderstorms (when they occur).

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VAZ018-102030-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
433 AM EDT Wed Jun 10 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     80           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           0            0            
Max/Min Temp          82           66           90           
Min/Max RH %          67           95           50           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  4 G19    W  4         W  4 G19     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  5 G18     W  3         W  4         
Precip Amount         0.08         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       6                                      
Precip Begin          6 AM                                   
Precip End            6 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3700                      6910         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 25                      W 10         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    92500                     69100        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         64 Good      78 Good      81 Good      
Max ADI Late          90 Good      5 Very Poor  82 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            6            5            
Max LVORI Late        3            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 51 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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