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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
227 PM EDT Thu Sep 24 2026

.DISCUSSION...

After today, and extended period of dry weather into
next week is expected. In the short term, fire concerns
are low. However, warming temperatures next week, along
with RH values into the low 40 to mid 30 percent range
could allow for favorable burning by mid-week.

VAZ018-250815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
227 PM EDT Thu Sep 24 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          41           77           42           79           
Max/Min RH %          93           26           86           30           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  3        N  3         N  3         NW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  3         N  4         NW  3        NW  5        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4240                      5200         
Transport Wnd (mph)                N 13                      NW 20        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 55120                     104000       
Dispersion            Poor                      Poor                      
Max ADI Early         37 Fair      26 Fair      21 Fair      25 Fair      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  67 Good      2 Very Poor  97 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            5            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        6            1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
48 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent. Southwest winds around
5 mph.

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

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