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
313 PM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...Heads up for severe storms Thursday...
...It will also be windy...

Unsettled weather is expected for Thursday into early
Friday.  A strong cold front will cross the area 
Thursday afternoon and evening, preceded by gusty 
surface winds and very warm temperatures. Scattered
strong to severe thunderstorms are expected Thursday 
afternoon and evening. The storms may contain damaging
winds resulting in downed trees. 

We are also be tracking Tropical Storm Arthur, the 
first named tropical storm of the season. This feature
is expected to move across the southeast states
Thursday into Friday. Some of this moisture may
impact our North Carolina Counties Thursday night
but it appears the bulk of the moisture from this storm
will remain south of our local region.

VAZ018-180815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
313 PM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            50           50           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            50           50           0            
Min/Max Temp          65           89           63           82           
Max/Min RH %          73           51           92           42           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  4        W 10 G32     W  6 G23     NW  4 G18    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  5 G23    W 10 G29     Lgt/Var      NW  7 G20    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.03         0.14         0.00         
Precip Duration                    1            2                         
Precip Begin                       1 PM         Continuing                
Precip End                         Continuing   6 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5560                      5760         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 32                      NW 21        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 177920                    120960       
Dispersion            Fair                      Poor                      
Max ADI Early         106 Very Good92 Good      67 Good      68 Good      
Max ADI Late          7 Poor       139 Very Good8 Poor       131 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            3            5            5            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.

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