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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
229 AM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front should slowly drift southeastward during this
weekend, which will serve as a focus for more chances of showers
and thunderstorms. High pressure will build later on Monday to 
bring lower chances of storms. Hot and humid conditions should 
arrive by the middle of next week. Fire weather concerns will 
remain low.

VAZ018-272015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
229 AM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     80           50           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           40           
Max/Min Temp          82           64           85           
Min/Max RH %          68           99           61           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      W  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  4         Lgt/Var      NW  3        
Precip Amount         0.18         0.07         0.02         
Precip Duration       5            1            1            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   7 AM         
Precip End            Continuing   5 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2800                      4150         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 10                      NW 12        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    28000                     49800        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         8 Poor       44 Gen Good  32 Fair      
Max ADI Late          49 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  42 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       8            6            8            
Max LVORI Late        4            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent. East
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
41 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 38 percent. Northwest winds around
5 mph.

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

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