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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
304 AM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

.DISCUSSION...


Today, a slight cooling period will commence, with
temperatures in the Mountains expected to be in the low to mid 80s, 
and Piedmont locations likely remaining in the mid to upper 90s. 
This will mean heat index values will peak in the low 90s 
across the mountains, and the low 100s across the Piedmont.
Each day the region looks to cool by a few degrees, which will
bring temperatures back to seasonal values for this time of the 
year. 

Increasing chances for showers and thunderstorms beginning 
today and into next week may cause issues with lightning- 
started fires.

VAZ018-052030-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
304 AM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     60           50           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           70           
Max/Min Temp          87           66           91           
Min/Max RH %          53           96           53           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.05         0.06         0.17         
Precip Duration       3            1            2            
Precip Begin          1 PM         Continuing   12 PM        
Precip End            Continuing   2 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5530                      4860         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  9                     SW  9        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    49770                     43740        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         47 Gen Good  22 Fair      28 Fair      
Max ADI Late          64 Good      2 Very Poor  53 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            5            7            
Max LVORI Late        2            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Lows in the
upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Northwest 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...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.

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