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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
143 PM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Temperatures will stay above normal through today.
Showers and thunderstorm chances remain through Sunday.
A frontal passage will bring drier weather and
lower temperatures to the area for early next week, before the
heat rebuilds over the region towards the middle of next week.
There are no fire weather concerns at this time.
VAZ018-060815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
143 PM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 40 80 30 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 50 20 0
Min/Max Temp 62 77 57 80
Max/Min RH % 100 74 98 56
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 3 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var E 3 Lgt/Var SE 3
Precip Amount 0.02 0.19 0.01 0.00
Precip Duration 2 5 0
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing 8 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2370 5880
Transport Wnd (mph) E 13 SE 3
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 30810 17640
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 50 Gen Good 20 Gen Poor 31 Fair 54 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 34 Fair 4 Very Poor 57 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 6 9 6 7
Max LVORI Late 9 5 6 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation below normal.