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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
216 AM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026

.DISCUSSION...


Temperatures look to increase steadily through the end of the 
work week, with very warm temperatures in the 80s/90s expected
by Friday across the mountains/Piedmont respectively. While 
temperatures look to increase, surface high pressure looks to 
remain overhead of the region leading to predominantly light winds
across the area. Dry conditions will also linger areawide until
Sunday when a cold front is expected to dip south into the region. 
This will bring the areas next chance for precipitation. Overall,
there are no huge fire weather concerns at this time, although 
with hot dry conditions in place, fuels will dry out quickly through 
the end of the week. 


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VAZ018-032030-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
216 AM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          79           51           85           
Min/Max RH %          34           76           31           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6950                      6910         
Transport Wnd (mph)   N 10                      SW  3        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    69500                     20730        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         63 Good      48 Gen Good  27 Fair      
Max ADI Late          80 Good      2 Very Poor  28 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       5            4            4            
Max LVORI Late        1            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 31 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. West winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
33 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. East winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.

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