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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
259 AM EDT Sun Jun 28 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front will drift towards North Carolina later today, 
which should provide more showers and thunderstorms. High 
pressure will build later on Monday to bring lower chances 
of storms for the remainder of this week. Hot and humid 
conditions will take place during the latter half of this 
week. Fire weather concerns should remain low.

VAZ018-282015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
259 AM EDT Sun Jun 28 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     70           30           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           30           0            
Max/Min Temp          82           63           88           
Min/Max RH %          77           98           59           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.14         0.05         0.01         
Precip Duration       5            1            0            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   12 PM        
Precip End            Continuing   11 PM        Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3800                      4810         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW  5                     E  1         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    19000                     4810         
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         10 Poor      32 Fair      7 Poor       
Max ADI Late          33 Fair      1 Very Poor  11 Poor      
Max LVORI Early       8            8            9            
Max LVORI Late        4            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 54 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 38 percent. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.

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

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