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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
234 PM EDT Tue May 5 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Increased fire danger through this evening due to a 
combination of low RH values and gusty southerly winds.

A wetting rain is expected for much of the area Wednesday
into Thursday with cooler temperatures to follow into the 
weekend. Fire weather concerns become limited through early
next week.

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VAZ018-060815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
234 PM EDT Tue May 5 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            90           90           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            50           50           20           
Min/Max Temp          56           76           53           67           
Max/Min RH %          84           56           92           60           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  6 G23    SW  6 G23    W  4 G19     Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  5 G22    SW  7 G22    Lgt/Var      NW  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.16         0.19         0.11         
Precip Duration                    8            11           10           
Precip Begin                       6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3320                      4480         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 21                     W 15         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 69720                     67200        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         101 Very Good58 Gen Good  49 Gen Good  28 Fair      
Max ADI Late          13 Gen Poor  67 Good      5 Very Poor  59 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       2            3            5            5            
Max LVORI Late        3            2            5            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 31 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 45 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 41 percent. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Cooler. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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