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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
421 AM EDT Fri May 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front will bring the next opportunity for showers and 
thunderstorms Sunday into Monday. Cooler air is expected again to 
start the work week. 

Fire weather concerns will be limited through early next week.

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VAZ018-082045-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
421 AM EDT Fri May 8 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          71           47           76           
Min/Max RH %          24           74           37           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  3 G19    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  3         Lgt/Var      W  7 G21     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    7970                      7580         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 13                      W 23         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    103610                    174340       
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         82 Good      89 Good      107 Very Good
Max ADI Late          118 Very Good4 Very Poor  172 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Cooler. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows around 40. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 31 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the upper 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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