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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
240 PM EDT Fri May 22 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A stationary front over the region will promote periodic shower
and thunderstorm chances for the next 5-7 days. Humidity is
expected to remain elevated. As such, fire weather concerns
will be muted in spite of the ongoing drought.
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VAZ018-230815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
240 PM EDT Fri May 22 2026
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Mcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 90 100 80 80
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 20 20 50
Min/Max Temp 52 64 56 79
Max/Min RH % 98 86 100 66
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 4 G17 E 3 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 3 G17 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.26 0.31 0.14 0.05
Precip Duration 9 10 6 5
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 1170 3150
Transport Wnd (mph) E 10 SW 6
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 11700 18900
Dispersion Fair Very Poor
Max ADI Early 13 Gen Poor 11 Poor 6 Very Poor 20 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 10 Poor 9 Poor 1 Very Poor 23 Fair
Max LVORI Early 5 6 9 7
Max LVORI Late 6 7 10 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 73 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 82 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 70 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the lower 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.