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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
206 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026

.DISCUSSION...

By tomorrow, another more potent surface low looks to push north 
of the region. This looks to bring more widespread rainfall to the
region, with upwards of 0.5"-0.75" of new rainfall for the 
region. If this precipitation occurs, ground fuels will likely 
become more impervious to the spread of fire as this rainfall will
likely be able to reach forest sub-layers compared to Tuesdays 
rainfall. 

Overall, with increased rain chances and elevated RH values this 
week, the threat for fire weather concerns has diminished across 
the area; however, if a long spell of dry weather occurs across 
the area, these concerns could return. 

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VAZ018-290815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
206 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Cloudy       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Showers      None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            100          40           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            50           0            0            
Min/Max Temp          53           71           45           64           
Max/Min RH %          94           67           85           33           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  6 G23     NW  7 G24    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  4         NW  5 G22    NW  8 G23    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.43         0.09         0.00         
Precip Duration                    11           4                         
Precip Begin                       6 AM         Continuing                
Precip End                         Continuing   6 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2920                      6520         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  7                      NW 21        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 20440                     136920       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         31 Fair      9 Poor       37 Fair      135 Very Good
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  20 Gen Poor  18 Gen Poor  140 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       5            7            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        7            4            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 60s. Minimum RH 34 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum RH 43 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 30 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 33 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 40 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

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