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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
209 AM EDT Mon May 11 2026

.DISCUSSION...

There will be two rain chances this week, today and Wednesday
afternoon and evening. Rainfall amounts from both of these 
systems does not look to be a drought buster by any means; 
however, enough rainfall to wet the soil and ground cover is
expected with both systems. During this time period, temperatures
look to drop below normal, but then should become normal towards 
the end of the work week, before jumping to above normal values
heading into the weekend and early next week. Wind gusts in the 
20-30 mph range are expected this morning, and again on Wednesday 
and Thursday with the passage of the two cold fronts. 

During the later half of this work week, 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 forecast
rainfall, there are no fire weather concerns at this time. 


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VAZ018-112015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
209 AM EDT Mon May 11 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     100          0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           0            0            
Max/Min Temp          63           39           73           
Min/Max RH %          46           84           30           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  4        NW  4        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.58         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       7                                      
Precip Begin          6 AM                                   
Precip End            3 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5420                      7770         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 13                     W  9         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    70460                     69930        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         21 Fair      66 Good      41 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          80 Good      2 Very Poor  84 Good      
Max LVORI Early       7            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        4            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 60 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
38 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 37 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.

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