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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
238 PM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026
.DISCUSSION...
High pressure over the area will promote fair weather
through early Saturday. Clouds will be on the
increase Saturday afternoon with an increasing chance
for wetting rain for the latter half of the weekend and
into early next week.
VAZ018-010830-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
238 PM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 60 90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 50 50
Min/Max Temp 61 86 64 79
Max/Min RH % 81 50 100 85
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SE 6 G23 SE 3
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var S 6 G18 SE 5 G23 SE 4
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.24
Precip Duration 2 11
Precip Begin 8 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6050 2560
Transport Wnd (mph) S 20 S 18
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 121000 46080
Dispersion Very Poor Fair
Max ADI Early 22 Fair 93 Good 68 Good 22 Fair
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 126 Very Good13 Gen Poor 50 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 3 5 4 8
Max LVORI Late 4 1 5 4
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 80 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 74 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.