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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
129 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Temperatures will stay above normal through Saturday.
Showers and thunderstorms possible this afternoon and evening and
again Friday and Saturday, with damaging winds and lightning being
the greatest threats, though isolated hail and heavy rain are also
possible. A frontal passage will bring drier weather and lower 
temperatures for early next week, before the heat rebuilds over 
the region towards the middle of next week.

VAZ018-040815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
129 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           20           50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           20           50           
Min/Max Temp          68           94           68           91           
Max/Min RH %          84           43           90           51           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  4        Lgt/Var      NW  5        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.01         0.01         0.05         
Precip Duration                    0            0            1            
Precip Begin                       2 PM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End                         Continuing   8 PM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6800                      5300         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 16                     NW 18        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 108800                    95400        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         21 Fair      98 Good      58 Gen Good  94 Good      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  128 Very Good3 Very Poor  106 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            5            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        5            1            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 71 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
61 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
48 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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