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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
213 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Will see dry conditions into early Sunday. A front tracks
south Sunday into Monday with scattered showers and storms.
Next week overall looking at more summer pattern with
scattered showers and storms each day and increasing
humidity and temperatures.


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VAZ018-060815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
213 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            30           
Min/Max Temp          59           89           63           89           
Max/Min RH %          76           35           76           47           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      W  3 G17     W  3         W  5 G19     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  5         W  3         NW  5 G18    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              1            
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM         
Precip End                                                   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6810                      5610         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 15                      W 16         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 102150                    89760        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         63 Good      95 Good      91 Good      68 Good      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  114 Very Good3 Very Poor  79 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            3            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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