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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
141 AM EST Thu Nov 5 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Shower chances continue today with the best chance for wetting
rains in the Piedmont Thursday night. 

Cooler and drier weather should arrive later Friday and expect
dry weather to remain into next week.

VAZ018-052115-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
141 AM EST Thu Nov 5 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     20           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          75           48           69           
Min/Max RH %          68           96           49           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  3        Lgt/Var      NW  4        
Precip Amount         0.02         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                                      
Precip Begin          7 AM                                   
Precip End            4 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2700                      4710         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 13                     NW 15        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    35100                     70650        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         30 Fair      5 Very Poor  45 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          30 Fair      5 Very Poor  85 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            6            5            
Max LVORI Late        4            7            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
37 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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