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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
305 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Moisture begins to decrease tomorrow and especially Monday, with
minimum RH values dropping to around 50 to 60 percent. This is
still not very dry but it will be noticeable. A few showers and
storms are possible tomorrow afternoon and evening, with much more
widespread activity late Monday into Tuesday with a warm and cold
frontal passage. Some storms may be severe. Fire weather concerns
will be low with continued rain chances.

VAZ018-260830-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
305 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           20           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           20           0            
Min/Max Temp          59           84           62           87           
Max/Min RH %          100          50           99           49           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW  3        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.01         0.01         0.00         
Precip Duration                    0            1                         
Precip Begin                       4 PM         Continuing                
Precip End                         Continuing   2 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4040                      5540         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  6                      NW  1        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 24240                     5540         
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         17 Gen Poor  22 Fair      27 Fair      21 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  30 Fair      2 Very Poor  56 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       9            8            6            8            
Max LVORI Late        9            2            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 80s. Minimum RH 49 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...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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