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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
435 AM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Cool moist northeasterly wind flow will result in persist 
cloud cover today with periods of rain and drizzle. 
By Monday, high pressure should arrive to bring dry weather for 
the rest of the week. The next chance of wetting rain may not 
come until the following week...October 11-12.

VAZ018-042015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
435 AM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           Rain         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     40           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          66           50           71           
Min/Max RH %          84           95           41           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW  4        
Precip Amount         0.05         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                                      
Precip Begin          6 AM                                   
Precip End            2 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    1770                      4550         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW  5                     NW 15        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    8850                      68250        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         4 Very Poor  6 Very Poor  45 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          9 Poor       5 Very Poor  75 Good      
Max LVORI Early       9            7            5            
Max LVORI Late        7            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. South winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. West winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
49 percent. East winds around 5 mph.

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

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