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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
123 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Gusty northwest winds will continue through Sunday, with 
gusts of 20-30 mph consistently each day. Min RH elevated in the 
mountains but lower this weekend in the Piedmont. 

Dry weather returns for all by early next week, with a gradual 
warming trend. Winds will be light, but as temperatures return 
to the 50s/60s late next week, Min RH values fall to 20-30%.

VAZ018-130915-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
123 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          34           50           30           45           
Max/Min RH %          95           45           87           50           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW 10 G28    NW  9 G30    NW  6 G19    NW  9 G28    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  9 G30    NW  8 G20    NW  6 G25    NW  9 G23    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4640                      4980         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 17                     NW 20        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 78880                     99600        
Dispersion            Excellent                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         22 Fair      51 Gen Good  12 Poor      55 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          20 Gen Poor  53 Gen Good  12 Poor      60 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       4            4            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        4            1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 30. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
30 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Light and
variable wind. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 29 percent.
Light and variable wind.

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

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