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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
137 PM EST Sat Nov 8 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Most of the service area received a wetting rainfall earlier 
this morning. Totals were highest along & west of I-77, where at
least 0.75" fell, with amounts then tapering down further east 
to less than 0.25" falling along the crest of the Blue Ridge and
points eastward.

Fire weather concerns are likely to be lower today than in past
days considering the rainfall this morning moistened fuels. 
Winds will be less than 10 mph from the southwest, occurring 
under a mixture of high clouds and sunshine and minimum 
afternoon humidity holding above 40 percent. 

A strong cold front will pass across the lower Mid-Atlantic on
Sunday afternoon and evening, bringing sharply colder air and
breezy northwest winds to the area for Monday through Tuesday
night. Fire weather concerns will increase early in the week as
daytime gusts will range from 25 mph to locally 35 mph across 
the mountains, and from 15 mph to locally 25 mph across the 
Piedmont from Monday into Wednesday. This will be combined with 
mostly clear skies areawide, and minimum humidity potentially 
falling to 30 percent or lower across the Piedmont, all of which
will support the drying of fuels.

VAZ018-090915-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
137 PM EST Sat Nov 8 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Rain         Showers      Snow Showers 
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           30           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          43           67           29           41           
Max/Min RH %          95           53           83           44           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  3        NW  9 G26    NW  8 G25    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  8 G21     NW  8 G26    NW  9 G23    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.01         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                    0            2            1            
Precip Begin                       12 PM        Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5080                      5290         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 25                      NW 21        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 127000                    111090       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Excellent                 
Max ADI Early         2 Very Poor  44 Gen Good  34 Fair      82 Good      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  98 Good      32 Fair      72 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            6            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        7            2            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of snow showers. Lows in the
lower 20s. Highs around 40. Minimum RH 39 percent. West winds
15 to 20 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows around 30. Highs in the
mid 50s. Minimum RH 42 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
lower 50s. Minimum RH 37 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper
50s. Minimum RH 34 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 49 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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