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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
336 AM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Wetting rains will become more likely Monday into
Tuesday as a front stalls in the area. Cooler
temperatures follow for mid to late week. Rainfall
amounts may average around an inch or so for much
of the area through Wednesday.
VAZ018-202015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
336 AM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 40 20 70
Chance of Thunder (%) 40 20 50
Max/Min Temp 85 63 82
Min/Max RH % 60 95 67
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.07 0.02 0.26
Precip Duration 1 0 3
Precip Begin 12 PM Continuing 9 AM
Precip End Continuing 8 PM Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4490 3700
Transport Wnd (mph) W 9 SE 7
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 40410 25900
Dispersion Very Poor
Max ADI Early 30 Fair 11 Poor 15 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 37 Fair 2 Very Poor 25 Fair
Max LVORI Early 8 5 7
Max LVORI Late 3 6 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 91 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 93 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
lower 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 88 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows around 50. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
65 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
58 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.