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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
237 PM 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.

VAZ018-280815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
237 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     50           50           40           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           40           0            
Min/Max Temp          61           85           60           84           
Max/Min RH %          100          57           100          59           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.08         0.07         0.05         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            1            1                         
Precip Begin          6 PM         12 PM        Continuing                
Precip End            11 PM        Continuing   12 AM                     
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4830                      4660         
Transport Wnd (mph)                N  2                      N  1         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 9660                      4660         
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         26 Fair      9 Poor       16 Gen Poor  16 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  18 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  17 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       9            10           9            10           
Max LVORI Late        10           3            10           4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
53 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 46 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly 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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