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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
754 PM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A front enters the area tonight into Thursday, though wetting
showers look to occur mainly across the northern half of the
forecast area. 

A strong front brings an airmass change later Friday with
blustery winds by Friday evening and colder temperatures for
the weekend.

VAZ018-150815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
754 PM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            70           30           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           20           0            
Min/Max Temp          63           77           61           83           
Max/Min RH %          98           77           99           50           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  5 G22    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  8 G23     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.13         0.03         0.00         
Precip Duration                    6            0            0            
Precip Begin                       6 AM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End                         Continuing   8 PM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1700                      5700         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SE  9                     W 23         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 15300                     131100       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         21 Fair      14 Gen Poor  4 Very Poor  74 Good      
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  19 Gen Poor  3 Very Poor  99 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            8            8            7            
Max LVORI Late        6            5            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH
51 percent. North winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of rain
showers. Colder. Lows in the mid 30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
57 percent. East winds around 5 mph.

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

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