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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.