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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
351 AM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions will continue through Thursday morning. On
Thursday night into Friday morning, a cold front will head south 
across the region, bringing a return of showers and storms to
the area, especially western and northern sections.
An additional disturbance will head across the Great Lakes
region over the weekend, helping to maintain the potential
for showers and storms. Temperatures through the period
will be above normal for this time of year.

There are currently no fire weather concerns at this
time.

VAZ018-092015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
351 AM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          88           64           89           
Min/Max RH %          48           82           49           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  3        W  5 G19     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  3        SW  4        W  6 G19     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.01         
Precip Duration                                 0            
Precip Begin                                    2 PM         
Precip End                                      5 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6020                      6190         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W  8                      W 21         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    48160                     129990       
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         21 Fair      41 Gen Good  113 Very Good
Max ADI Late          58 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  144 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       7            4            4            
Max LVORI Late        2            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around
80. Minimum RH 77 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
63 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
59 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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