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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
221 PM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Humidity levels stay elevated into next week, as temperatures
also climb above normal. Not much rain, if any, is expected 
into the middle of next week.

VAZ018-300815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
221 PM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          63           89           64           93           
Max/Min RH %          98           49           91           40           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5390                      6630         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  6                      NW 13        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 32340                     86190        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         47 Gen Good  23 Fair      15 Gen Poor  98 Good      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  38 Fair      3 Very Poor  107 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       6            9            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        9            2            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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