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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
226 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop across
the lower Mid-Atlantic this afternoon and evening, resulting in
localized rounds of wetting rainfall. Minimum RH holding at 50
percent or above areawide.
A drier airmass arrives on Sunday with min RH values falling
below 50 percent. Breezy northwest winds through Monday.
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Including the city of New Castle
226 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 50 80 40
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 50 40
Max/Min Temp 81 62 83
Min/Max RH % 67 100 64
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.13 0.20 0.08
Precip Duration 1 6 2
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3400 6140
Transport Wnd (mph) E 6 W 5
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 20400 30700
Dispersion Very Poor
Max ADI Early 16 Gen Poor 12 Poor 18 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 23 Fair 3 Very Poor 30 Fair
Max LVORI Early 7 8 9
Max LVORI Late 4 9 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms
and a slight chance of showers. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 49 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.