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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
359 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Showers exit this morning with clearing skies and a slight
northwest breeze this afternoon.

Dry weather continue into the weekend, with
another chance for showers/storms Monday.

VAZ018-192015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
359 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     30           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          80           55           82           
Min/Max RH %          43           85           39           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  4        NW  6 G18    NW  4 G20    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  9 G19    W  4         NW  6 G18    
Precip Amount         0.03         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                                      
Precip Begin          6 AM                                   
Precip End            8 AM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5680                      7670         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 23                     W 15         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    130640                    115050       
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         79 Good      90 Good      77 Good      
Max ADI Late          109 Very Good4 Very Poor  113 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       7            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 51 percent. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 46 percent. West winds around
5 mph.

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

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