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

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather is expected through the end of the month with 
near to slightly above normal temperatures. 

The next appreciable chance for rainfall looks to be
early November.

VAZ018-262015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
242 AM EDT Mon Oct 26 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          71           42           72           
Min/Max RH %          34           89           40           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3040                      3380         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW  6                     E  5         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    18240                     16900        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         4 Very Poor  5 Very Poor  11 Poor      
Max ADI Late          20 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  19 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       9            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        2            5            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
60 percent. Light winds. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Light
winds. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Light winds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Light winds. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Light winds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Light
winds. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 70. Minimum RH
58 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 60s. Minimum RH 71 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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