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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
234 PM EDT Tue May 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front tracks through the area on Wednesday, bringing
scattered showers and thunderstorms. More dry weather to follow 
for the end of the week, and by Friday, minimum RH's will generally be 
between 20% to 35%, and above 40% for the mountains, as high 
pressure settles in over the area. However, with the recent and
upcoming rainfall, there are no fire weather concerns at this 
time.

Temperatures and humidity start reaching summer-like levels over
the weekend into early next week.


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VAZ018-130815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
234 PM EDT Tue May 12 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            60           50           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            50           50           0            
Min/Max Temp          48           74           44           62           
Max/Min RH %          64           48           85           44           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  3         SW  5 G21    W  5 G21     NW  9 G29    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  4 G20    SW  6 G19    NW  4 G23    NW  9 G25    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.05         0.06         0.00         
Precip Duration                    1            1                         
Precip Begin                       12 PM        Continuing                
Precip End                         Continuing   11 PM                     
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5590                      5120         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 22                     NW 26        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 122980                    133120       
Dispersion            Poor                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         62 Good      65 Good      24 Fair      98 Good      
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  96 Good      12 Poor      108 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            3            4            4            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Warmer. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
43 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 40 percent. South winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs around 90. Minimum RH 39 percent. Southwest winds around
5 mph.

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