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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
240 PM EDT Fri May 22 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A stationary front over the region will promote periodic shower
and thunderstorm chances for the next 5-7 days.  Humidity is 
expected to remain elevated.  As such, fire weather concerns
will be muted in spite of the ongoing drought. 

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VAZ018-230815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
240 PM EDT Fri May 22 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Cloudy       Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     90           100          80           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           20           20           50           
Min/Max Temp          52           64           56           79           
Max/Min RH %          98           86           100          66           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E  4 G17     E  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E  3 G17     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.26         0.31         0.14         0.05         
Precip Duration       9            10           6            5            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1170                      3150         
Transport Wnd (mph)                E 10                      SW  6        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 11700                     18900        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         13 Gen Poor  11 Poor      6 Very Poor  20 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          10 Poor      9 Poor       1 Very Poor  23 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       5            6            9            7            
Max LVORI Late        6            7            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 73 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 82 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 70 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the lower 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.

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