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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
228 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

.DISCUSSION...

After today, cooler weather develops with a damp weekend expected.
Rain exits the area Sunday night into Monday morning and no rain 
is expected through the next work week. The fall fire weather
season may be a growing concern if we have locations that don't 
see much rain this weekend. Temperatures will hover in the 60s and
low 70s for highs as high pressure builds in for next week.

VAZ018-030815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
228 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     40           60           70           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          58           66           53           66           
Max/Min RH %          100          87           100          89           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      E  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.06         0.23         0.13         0.25         
Precip Duration       1            6            4            8            
Precip Begin          9 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1370                      1290         
Transport Wnd (mph)                E  8                      NE  2        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 10960                     2580         
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         31 Fair      16 Gen Poor  11 Poor      4 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  14 Gen Poor  4 Very Poor  4 Very Poor  
Max LVORI Early       7            9            9            9            
Max LVORI Late        8            6            9            8            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows in the mid 40s.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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