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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
403 PM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026
.DISCUSSION...
The passage of an upper level trough will bring scattered
to numerous showers and thunderstorms through Wednesday.
Above normal temperatures can be expected Thursday and Friday.
Humidity will remain high through the week.
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VAZ018-100815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
403 PM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 50 60 0 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 50 0 20
Min/Max Temp 64 84 66 91
Max/Min RH % 95 64 97 49
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var SW 3 G17 W 3 NW 3 G17
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var W 4 Lgt/Var W 4
Precip Amount 0.07 0.06 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 1 5 1
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing 6 AM
Precip End Continuing 6 PM 6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3230 4490
Transport Wnd (mph) W 15 W 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 48450 40410
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 28 Fair 46 Gen Good 39 Fair 82 Good
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 50 Gen Good 5 Very Poor 73 Good
Max LVORI Early 6 6 6 5
Max LVORI Late 6 3 6 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
around 90. Minimum RH 48 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum RH 36 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 39 percent. South winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.