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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
242 AM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Rain-free conditions are expected through at least Thursday
of next week. Minimum daytime relative humidity values will
sink to a mix of 20s an 30s across most areas east of
I-77 this afternoon. Through the middle of next week, high
temperatures will trend higher with minimum RH values for many 
area in the 30s and 40s.

Isolated to scattered showers return to the forecast
Friday into Saturday.

VAZ018-262015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
242 AM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          78           47           74           
Min/Max RH %          31           91           43           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  3        NW  7 G19    NW  7 G24    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  6 G18     NW  5 G19    NW  9 G23    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5000                      3910         
Transport Wnd (mph)   N 17                      NW 24        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    85000                     93840        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         15 Gen Poor  48 Gen Good  58 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          88 Good      7 Poor       88 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
44 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Southwest winds around
5 mph.

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

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