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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
254 AM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Showers and thunderstorm chances remain today. Surface high
pressure settling into the area by Monday will bring drier 
weather and lower temperatures to the area for early next week. 
Heat rebuilds over the region towards the middle of next week,
with rain chances not returning until Thursday at the earliest. There
are no fire weather concerns at this time.

VAZ018-062015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
254 AM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     50           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           0            0            
Max/Min Temp          79           58           80           
Min/Max RH %          75           98           55           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E  3         Lgt/Var      SE  3        
Precip Amount         0.24         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       2                                      
Precip Begin          6 AM                                   
Precip End            6 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2560                      6550         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE 10                     E  9         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    25600                     58950        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         27 Fair      16 Gen Poor  42 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          31 Fair      5 Very Poor  65 Good      
Max LVORI Early       8            7            7            
Max LVORI Late        4            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent. South winds around 5 mph.

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

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