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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Despite some scattered showers and storms this afternoon mainly
in the mountains, should be a dry forecast into the first part
of the weekend, with a warming trend.

A frontal boundary sags south into the area Sunday/Monday with our
next chance for showers and storms. 


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VAZ018-030815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
131 PM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Clear        Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          47           79           51           85           
Max/Min RH %          90           34           76           31           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6950                      6910         
Transport Wnd (mph)                N 10                      SW  3        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 69500                     20730        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         37 Fair      63 Good      48 Gen Good  27 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  80 Good      2 Very Poor  28 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            5            4            4            
Max LVORI Late        6            1            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 31 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
33 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. East winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 47 percent. East winds
5 to 10 mph.

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