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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
235 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front approaching the region overnight will keep
the potential for showers and a few storms in the forecast.
Coverage of showers and storms will increase on Sunday as the
cold front crosses the region. Lingering showers will continue
into Monday behind the front. Not until Tuesday will much of 
the region be precipiation-free, and remain that way through
Thursday

Temperatures will cool through Monday then rebound to values
above normal by the middle to latter half of next week.

VAZ018-120815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
235 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     50           90           90           90           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           50           50           50           
Min/Max Temp          62           78           61           75           
Max/Min RH %          100          81           100          81           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      E  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      E  3         
Precip Amount         0.05         0.28         0.23         0.28         
Precip Duration       2            10           8            11           
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1980                      2150         
Transport Wnd (mph)                E  7                      E 10         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 13860                     21500        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         16 Gen Poor  9 Poor       22 Fair      19 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  26 Fair      5 Very Poor  24 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       7            9            7            8            
Max LVORI Late        8            5            7            5            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
59 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 48 percent. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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