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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
237 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front track southeast through the area into the weekend.
Expect a decent coverage of showers and storms Saturday, and more
scattered this afternoon and again Sunday. High pressure builds 
and heat and humidity will increase towards the middle of 
next week. Fire weather concerns should remain low.

VAZ018-270830-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
237 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     20           80           60           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           50           50           40           
Min/Max Temp          65           82           65           86           
Max/Min RH %          95           66           99           55           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  4         Lgt/Var      NW  3        
Precip Amount         0.13         0.17         0.07         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            5            2            2            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   7 AM         
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   2 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3940                      5000         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  9                     W 13         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 35460                     65000        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         25 Fair      27 Fair      45 Gen Good  69 Good      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  50 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  72 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            8            6            6            
Max LVORI Late        8            3            7            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
41 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 31 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 34 percent. Northwest winds around
5 mph.

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

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