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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
232 AM EDT Tue Oct 13 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Warmer and dry into Wednesday. A cold front brings some wetting showers
to mainly the mountains Thursday. A stronger front but mainly dry one
will pass through Friday with breezy/windy west winds following it.
Turning colder and drier air will for the weekend.

VAZ018-132015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
232 AM EDT Tue Oct 13 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          82           58           85           
Min/Max RH %          50           87           49           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  4         W  4         W  4         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  4         W  4         W  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4650                      4690         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 14                      W 15         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    65100                     70350        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         12 Poor      18 Gen Poor  56 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          75 Good      4 Very Poor  77 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        3            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Showers. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 78 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 70s. Minimum RH 65 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Much colder. Lows in the lower
40s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Much cooler. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 44 percent. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.

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

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