Fire Weather Forecast - Craig County, VA

News Headlines
Fire Weather Forecast Banner for Craig County
FNUS51 KRNK 131754
FWFRNK

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
154 PM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026

.DISCUSSION...
 
Rain chances return Sunday, as a southwesterly wind develops
across the region, with gusts of 20+ mph expected by the afternoon
and evening hours. Moisture and temperatures increase once again,
with afternoon showers/storms as a cold front moves into the 
area. Severe storms are expected areawide, with damaging wind
gusts expected to be the primary threat. The area looks to dry out
once again Monday through Wednesday, with severe weather possibly
returning next Thursday across the region. During these three days
early in the work week, minimum RH values look to bottom out in
the 30-40% range across the region, with locally lower values
across the Piedmont, and locally higher values across mountain
locations.

VAZ018-140815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
154 PM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            60           50           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            50           50           0            
Min/Max Temp          64           85           60           79           
Max/Min RH %          75           46           91           38           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  7 G23     NW  5 G19    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  7 G21    NW  6 G23    W  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.03         0.06         0.00         
Precip Duration                    1            1                         
Precip Begin                       2 PM         Continuing                
Precip End                         Continuing   2 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6500                      5160         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 22                      NW 12        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 143000                    61920        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         41 Gen Good  110 Very Good58 Gen Good  69 Good      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  151 Very Good14 Gen Poor  65 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            3            4            4            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 37 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
37 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 15 to
20 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
39 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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