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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
242 AM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Expect an increase in the low level moisture into the weekend.
Storm chances will be scattered into Friday. Drier weather
with warming temperatures above normal anticipated Sunday
into next week.
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Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
242 AM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026
Today Tonight Fri
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 50 40 30
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 40 30
Max/Min Temp 85 61 84
Min/Max RH % 59 99 56
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.15 0.12 0.05
Precip Duration 1 1 1
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing 2 PM
Precip End Continuing 11 PM Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4820 5360
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 6 N 2
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 28920 10720
Dispersion Very Poor
Max ADI Early 17 Gen Poor 12 Poor 5 Very Poor
Max ADI Late 33 Fair 1 Very Poor 14 Gen Poor
Max LVORI Early 5 6 9
Max LVORI Late 3 8 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
58 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
50 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 46 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.