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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
415 PM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Cool dry fall weather will persist through Tuesday. High
pressure will then promote a warming trend for the second
half of the week, temperatures warming well above normal.
Next chance of widespread wetting rain is the weekend.
VAZ018-290815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
415 PM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 50 80 52 85
Max/Min RH % 98 44 99 33
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 3 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4910 6080
Transport Wnd (mph) NW 3 SW 6
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 14730 36480
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 34 Fair 10 Poor 8 Poor 32 Fair
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 20 Gen Poor 2 Very Poor 41 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 5 8 6 9
Max LVORI Late 7 2 10 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 80s. Minimum RH 44 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 65 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 60. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 78 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation near normal.