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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
640 PM EST Sat Nov 14 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Winds across the mountains will remain gusty overnight with
values of 15 to 20 mph expected. Weaker speeds are expected
across the Piedmont region. Speeds and gusts will gradually
decrease throughout the day Sunday. Min RH values will remain
elevated in the mountains, but will remain lower in the 30-40
percent range this weekend across the Piedmont. 

Dry weather and a gradual warming trend expected next week. 
Winds will be light, but as temperatures return to the
50s/60s late next week, Min RH values fall to 20-30% range
starting Tuesday, and continuing through Friday.

VAZ018-150915-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
640 PM EST Sat Nov 14 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          32           50           29           58           
Max/Min RH %          86           53           94           42           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW 10 G27    NW  6 G24    NW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  8 G26    NW  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4060                      3280         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 16                     N  6         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 64960                     19680        
Dispersion            Good                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         21 Fair      42 Gen Good  7 Poor       25 Fair      
Max ADI Late          18 Gen Poor  44 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  28 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            3            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        4            2            5            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 30. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 30 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 29 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.

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