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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
121 PM EDT Sat May 16 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions remain across the majority of the region through 
early next week. Minimum RH values will mainly be in the 30s and 
40s through Monday, 20s and 30s Tuesday, then increasing midweek. 
A cold front reaches the area Wednesday to bring widespread rain 
showers and scattered thunderstorms, and showers may linger into 
Thursday morning. 

Temperatures warm over the weekend into next week with some 
record heat possible Monday and Tuesday. Cooler tempertures are
expected by the end of next week, and chances for rain linger. Overall,
fire weather concerns remain low for much of the area at this 
time.

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VAZ018-170815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
121 PM EDT Sat May 16 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          58           89           61           92           
Max/Min RH %          79           35           80           32           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  4 G17     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7050                      7770         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  9                     S 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 63450                     93240        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         44 Gen Good  20 Gen Poor  57 Gen Good  18 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  82 Good      2 Very Poor  92 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            4            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        4            1            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 28 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Not as warm.
Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
mid 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Cooler. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
66 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
mid 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 68 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

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