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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
228 AM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Look for wetting rains this morning to start diminishing
this afternoon and evening. We dry out Monday into 
Wednesday with temperatures above normal.

VAZ018-112015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
228 AM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      None         
Chance Precip (%)     100          30           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          66           57           74           
Min/Max RH %          93           100          65           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E  6 G19     W  4 G21     NW 10 G32    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E  4         NW  7 G30    NW  9 G25    
Precip Amount         1.02         0.05         0.00         
Precip Duration       7            1                         
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   3 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    1920                      2930         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S  9                      NW 17        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    17280                     49810        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         10 Poor      17 Gen Poor  66 Good      
Max ADI Late          18 Gen Poor  18 Gen Poor  74 Good      
Max LVORI Early       8            7            5            
Max LVORI Late        8            5            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
59 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 67 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 70s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Cooler. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum
RH 55 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.

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

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