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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
304 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Temperatures will stay above normal through Saturday.
Showers and thunderstorm chances return this afternoon and 
evening and again on Saturday. Damaging winds and lightning look
to be the greatest threats, though isolated hail and heavy rain 
are also possible. A frontal passage will bring drier weather and 
lower temperatures to the area for early next week, before the 
heat rebuilds over the region towards the middle of next week.
There are currently no fire weather concerns at this time across
the area.

VAZ018-042030-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
304 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            20           
Max/Min Temp          94           67           90           
Min/Max RH %          39           91           46           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  4        Lgt/Var      NW  5        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.06         
Precip Duration                                 1            
Precip Begin                                    9 AM         
Precip End                                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6060                      5300         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 16                     W 17         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    96960                     90100        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         99 Good      54 Gen Good  66 Good      
Max ADI Late          122 Very Good2 Very Poor  93 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        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. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 78 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 60. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
67 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...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 near normal.

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