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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
212 PM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Residual wind gusts will gradually decline today and a warming
trend will persist into Friday. A cold front will pass through
Friday night into Saturday morning and provide another chance
of showers. Significantly colder and drier air will follow the
front. Until then, no additional precipitation is expected
and wildfire concerns remain low.

VAZ018-130815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
212 PM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Clear        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          52           83           59           86           
Max/Min RH %          98           52           91           53           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  4        Lgt/Var      W  3         W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  3         W  3         W  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4610                      3540         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 17                      W 18         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 78370                     63720        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         16 Gen Poor  16 Gen Poor  21 Fair      48 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  90 Good      4 Very Poor  78 Good      
Max LVORI Early       8            7            6            6            
Max LVORI Late        7            2            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 81 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows in the lower
40s. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Breezy, sunny. Much cooler. Highs in the mid 50s.
Minimum RH 47 percent. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 47 percent. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.

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