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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
200 PM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Drier weather expected through at least Wednesday with
lower humidity. Min RH values each afternoon fall into
the upper 30 to lower 40 percent range east of the mountains, and
mid 40 to low 50 percent range west of the Blue Ridge mountains.
An increasing chance of rain, along with more humid conditions
will return for late week and into the weekend; however, rain
chances look to remain low at this time, with no significant upper
level feature forecast to bring widespread rain at this time.
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Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
200 PM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 63 84 53 82
Max/Min RH % 98 38 81 47
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 3 NW 3 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var N 4 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5660 3660
Transport Wnd (mph) N 12 S 2
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 67920 7320
Dispersion Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 64 Good 73 Good 33 Fair 18 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 6 Very Poor 82 Good 2 Very Poor 18 Gen Poor
Max LVORI Early 6 6 3 4
Max LVORI Late 6 1 4 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
60 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.