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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
220 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front has passed across the lower Mid-Atlantic, 
resulting in seasonal temperatures for today and likely Wednesday. 
Widely scattered showers and a few thunderstorms will continue
to develop this afternoon and evening, with the highest coverage 
expected to occur to the east of Highway 29. Otherwise, a mixture 
of clouds and sunshine during the afternoon, with minimum relative 
humidity holding above 40 percent. Winds today will shift increasingly
from the northwest, with gusts during the afternoon increasing into 
the 10 mph to 15 mph range. Increased coverage of wetting rainfall 
will return on Thursday through Saturday as another front drifts slowly 
across the lower Mid-Atlantic.

VAZ018-190830-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
220 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            50           
Min/Max Temp          60           88           64           86           
Max/Min RH %          96           45           85           55           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.02         
Precip Duration                                              1            
Precip Begin                                                 8 AM         
Precip End                                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5700                      4790         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 10                     W 23         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 57000                     110170       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         37 Fair      35 Fair      50 Gen Good  10 Poor      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  74 Good      1 Very Poor  130 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       6            7            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        8            1            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 75 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 65 percent. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 53 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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