Fire Weather Forecast - Craig County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
135 AM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

.DISCUSSION... 
Low fire weather concerns today and this week due to snow and
below normal temperatures.

Snow cover will linger much of the
week, preventing any fire concerns. A much colder airmass arrives
over the weekend, which could bring more mountain snow to the
area.

VAZ018-092115-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
135 AM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Rain         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          38           25           49           
Min/Max RH %          68           87           56           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  3        SW  6 G25    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  3         SW  4 G23    W  8 G24     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.01         
Precip Duration                                 1            
Precip Begin                                    11 AM        
Precip End                                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2000                      3430         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  9                     W 38         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    18000                     130340       
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         17 Gen Poor  4 Very Poor  61 Good      
Max ADI Late          20 Gen Poor  5 Very Poor  92 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            5            3            
Max LVORI Late        4            4            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow.
Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 30s. Minimum RH
59 percent. West winds 15 to 25 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow and rain. Lows in the
mid 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH 60 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow. Lows
in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain, snow and a slight
chance of freezing rain. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid
30s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 12. Highs in the lower 30s.
Minimum RH 37 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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