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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
309 AM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Should have more clouds today and cooler temperatures but humidity
stays elevated. Shower chances increase into early next week
with wetting rains likely for most of the area.

VAZ018-192015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
309 AM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     20           0            40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            40           
Max/Min Temp          79           62           84           
Min/Max RH %          65           97           61           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SE  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  3        Lgt/Var      SW  3        
Precip Amount         0.01         0.00         0.13         
Precip Duration       1                         1            
Precip Begin          6 AM                      12 PM        
Precip End            12 PM                     Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3470                      5010         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E  5                      W 13         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    17350                     65130        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         19 Gen Poor  14 Gen Poor  20 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          18 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  60 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       7            6            7            
Max LVORI Late        3            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 73 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Cooler. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
92 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
mid 50s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 96 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
85 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 60s. Minimum RH 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph.

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

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