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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
242 AM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Expect an increase in the low level moisture into the weekend.
Storm chances will be scattered into Friday. Drier weather
with warming temperatures above normal anticipated Sunday
into next week.

VAZ018-272015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
242 AM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     50           40           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           40           30           
Max/Min Temp          85           61           84           
Min/Max RH %          59           99           56           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.15         0.12         0.05         
Precip Duration       1            1            1            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   11 PM        Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4820                      5360         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  6                     N  2         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    28920                     10720        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         17 Gen Poor  12 Poor      5 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          33 Fair      1 Very Poor  14 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       5            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        3            8            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
58 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
50 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 46 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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