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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
211 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Hot and dry conditions continue until Wednesday afternoon, when the
arrivial and passage of a cold front will trigger showers and some
thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours. Relative
humidity values will fall into the 20% to 30% range areawide today,
and then 20% to 30% in the Piedmont, but 40% to 50% in parts of
southeast WV and far southwest VA for Wednesday. After that, RH will
remain high through the end of the week and into the weekend as
moisture and precipitation chances linger. Forecast rainfall amounts
through Friday rain from half an inch to an inch, which will be
beneficial for the area, and may lead to some improvements in the
ongoing dryness, and thus could reduce the overall fire weather
threat across the area heading into the warmer months.
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Including the city of New Castle
211 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 40 60 100
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 40 50 50
Min/Max Temp 65 91 62 70
Max/Min RH % 69 35 95 79
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var W 3 Lgt/Var E 3
Precip Amount 0.00 0.03 0.10 0.37
Precip Duration 1 3 10
Precip Begin 3 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8130 2690
Transport Wnd (mph) W 8 E 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 65040 37660
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 48 Gen Good 97 Good 18 Gen Poor 42 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 106 Very Good3 Very Poor 36 Fair
Max LVORI Early 3 3 4 6
Max LVORI Late 3 2 5 4
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 85 percent. East winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
mid 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Warmer. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
78 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 65 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.