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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
300 AM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Dry weather is expected to last until Friday. Temperatures will 
increase significantly, with 80s/90s to near 100 degrees by later 
in the week for urban areas and the Piedmont. Minimum RH values 
will fall into the 30 to 40 percent range for portions of the area
Wednesday through Friday. Due to high pressure being overhead, 
winds are expected to remain light until Saturday. West winds 
increase and become gusty Saturday through Monday with gusts up to
25 mph at times.

VAZ018-142045-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
300 AM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          86           61           95           
Min/Max RH %          43           97           36           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4920                      6430         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E  3                      NW  1        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    14760                     6430         
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         23 Fair      18 Gen Poor  30 Fair      
Max ADI Late          32 Fair      2 Very Poor  35 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       9            4            7            
Max LVORI Late        2            7            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 43 percent. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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