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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
329 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Scattered shower and thunderstorm activity will continue through
Monday. While not everyone will see wetting rain, an extremely 
humid airmass will continue to remain across the region. These
elevated humidity levels will keep any fire weather concerns to
a minimum. Drier conditions return Tuesday; however, soil and ground
litter is moist enough to keep fire weather concerns low.

VAZ018-162015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
329 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     40           60           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           50           20           
Max/Min Temp          87           67           88           
Min/Max RH %          54           93           58           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      W  4 G17     W  6 G22     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  4         W  5 G22     NW  6 G18    
Precip Amount         0.08         0.12         0.03         
Precip Duration       2            3            0            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   5 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5380                      5410         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 15                      NW 15        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    80700                     81150        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         46 Gen Good  42 Gen Good  54 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          74 Good      5 Very Poor  82 Good      
Max LVORI Early       8            5            5            
Max LVORI Late        2            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
47 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 67 percent. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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