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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
221 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather is expected the next couple days, with some isolated
showers and thunderstorms possible Tuesday for the mountains, 
prior to a cold front arriving late Wednesday afternoon through 
Wednesday night. This cold front is currently expected to bring 
more appreciable rainfall to the area; however, if it 
under performs, there may be some fire weather concerns heading 
into the end of the work week and early weekend. Both Friday and 
Saturday look to be warm, with RH values dropping into the 20s and
30s during the afternoon hours. This combined with gusty winds 
will lead to increased fire weather concerns for both days. These 
forecasted conditions will need to continued to be monitored 


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VAZ018-100830-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
221 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            40           0            50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           0            20           
Min/Max Temp          50           77           57           82           
Max/Min RH %          83           50           91           43           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  3 G19    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  3        Lgt/Var      SW  6 G23    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.02         
Precip Duration                    1                         2            
Precip Begin                       1 PM                      8 AM         
Precip End                         5 PM                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5340                      6440         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 14                     SW 28        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 74760                     180320       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         44 Gen Good  42 Gen Good  35 Fair      31 Fair      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  71 Good      3 Very Poor  125 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       2            4            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Showers with snow showers likely. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 40 percent. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows around 30. Highs around 60.
Minimum RH 29 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
mid 60s. Minimum RH 32 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 40s. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 41 percent. South winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of snow
showers. Cooler. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 50s.
Minimum RH 34 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.

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