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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
213 AM EDT Tue May 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Tuesday will be dry, with minimum RH's mostly in the 30% range.
Another cold front tracks through the area on Wednesday, bringing
showers and thunderstorms. More dry weather to follow for the end
of the week, and by Friday, minimum RH's will generally be 
between 20% to 35%, and above 40% for the mountains, as high 
pressure settles in over the area. However, with the recent and
upcoming rainfall, there are no fire weather concerns at this 
time.

Temperatures will be a few degrees below normal, but begin a
warming trend Friday and continuing into the weekend, and
temperatures rise into the 80s and near 90 by the beginning of
next week.


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VAZ018-122015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
213 AM EDT Tue May 12 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            50           
Max/Min Temp          74           49           73           
Min/Max RH %          31           66           52           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      S  3         SW  5 G22    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  3        SW  4 G20    SW  5 G20    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.02         
Precip Duration                                 3            
Precip Begin                                    1 PM         
Precip End                                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6910                      4920         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 10                     SW 17        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    69100                     83640        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         45 Gen Good  71 Good      58 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          94 Good      4 Very Poor  77 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        1            3            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
34 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum
RH 41 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 39 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.

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