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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
135 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A drier airmass arrives today, with min RH values falling 
below 50 percent Monday and Tuesday. Northwest 
winds 10 to 20 MPH are expected today.

VAZ018-232030-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
135 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          79           54           79           
Min/Max RH %          43           88           40           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  5 G21     W  3         W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  6 G18    Lgt/Var      NW  5        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6660                      6190         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 15                     W 10         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    99900                     61900        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         115 Very Good91 Good      82 Good      
Max ADI Late          123 Very Good2 Very Poor  85 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        1            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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