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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
208 AM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front will head south 
across the region today, bringing a return of showers and storms to the
area, especially western and northern sections. The front then
stalls over parts of VA and NC before heading north as a warm
front over the weekend. An additional disturbance aloft arrives 
over the weekend, helping to maintain showers and storms.
Temperatures through the period will be above normal to near
normal for this time of year. There are currently no fire weather
concerns.

VAZ018-102015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
208 AM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Showers      Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     20           20           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           0            50           
Max/Min Temp          89           64           86           
Min/Max RH %          50           96           61           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  5 G20     W  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  6 G19     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.10         
Precip Duration       0            0            2            
Precip Begin          3 PM         Continuing   10 AM        
Precip End            Continuing   4 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5210                      3870         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 15                      E  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    78150                     27090        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         38 Fair      34 Fair      18 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          83 Good      1 Very Poor  26 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       4            5            8            
Max LVORI Late        1            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around
80. Minimum RH 77 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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