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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
205 PM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions will continue into Saturday morning. 
The remnants of Hurricane Isaias will bring rainfall to the
area by Saturday night and rain will continue into early Monday 
morning. Overall, there are currently no fire weather 
concerns at this time.

VAZ018-090815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
205 PM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          48           77           51           63           
Max/Min RH %          81           39           82           66           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  5 G18    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.04         
Precip Duration                                              1            
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM         
Precip End                                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4250                      3030         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  3                     SE 14        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 12750                     42420        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         33 Fair      21 Fair      3 Very Poor  38 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  25 Fair      1 Very Poor  44 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            4            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        4            2            4            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds 15 to
20 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Showers. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 97 percent.
East winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 70s. Minimum RH 80 percent. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
63 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
65 percent. South winds around 5 mph.

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

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