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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
217 AM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Drier weather expected through at least Wednesday with
lower humidity. Min RH values each afternoon fall into
the upper 30 to lower 40 percent range east of the mountains.
An increasing chance of rain, along with more humid
conditions will return for late week and into the
weekend.

VAZ018-132030-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
217 AM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          86           62           84           
Min/Max RH %          57           98           45           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  3        NW  3        NW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  4        Lgt/Var      NW  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4320                      6140         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW  9                     N 14         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    38880                     85960        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         32 Fair      40 Fair      67 Good      
Max ADI Late          50 Gen Good  7 Poor       88 Good      
Max LVORI Early       9            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        3            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
50 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum RH 52 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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

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