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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
228 AM 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 30 to 40 percent range for 
portions of the area today through Friday. Due to high 
pressure being overhead, winds are expected to remain light until
Saturday. Friday into the weekend looks to see an increased
chance of showers and storms.

VAZ018-152015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
228 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          94           66           95           
Min/Max RH %          38           88           38           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5630                      8790         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW  1                     W  2         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    5630                      17580        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         34 Fair      8 Poor       22 Fair      
Max ADI Late          37 Fair      3 Very Poor  27 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        2            5            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Southeast winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 61 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 upper 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
48 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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