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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
219 PM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather is expected to continue with additional
rainfall expected through Thursday. Rainfall amounts will 
be widely variable...generally 0.5" or less. Drier air 
arriving Friday through early next week. Fire concerns
remain low.

VAZ018-240815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
219 PM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Clear        
Precip Type           Rain         Rain         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     70           50           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          48           64           41           75           
Max/Min RH %          100          63           91           28           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E  6 G20     NE  5 G21    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  6 G22    NE  3        Lgt/Var      N  4         
Precip Amount         0.16         0.05         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       7            1                                      
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   11 AM                                  
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3290                      4920         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE 14                     N 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 46060                     59040        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         14 Gen Poor  24 Fair      38 Fair      33 Fair      
Max ADI Late          13 Gen Poor  52 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  63 Good      
Max LVORI Early       8            5            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        5            4            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 56 percent. South winds around
5 mph.

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

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