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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
426 AM EDT Mon Jun 15 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Expect lower humidity each afternoon, especially in the Piedmont.
The next best chance for wetting showers will be Thursday into
early
Friday.

VAZ018-152015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
426 AM EDT Mon Jun 15 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          76           50           81           
Min/Max RH %          36           85           35           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  9 G23    NW  5        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  8        Lgt/Var      S  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5570                      8180         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 17                     SW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    94690                     81800        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         69 Good      104 Very Good50 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          93 Good      2 Very Poor  100 Good     
Max LVORI Early       3            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
37 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Not as warm. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
59 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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