Fire Weather Forecast - Craig County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
204 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Isolated thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon and evening, 
some of which could be severe. Plentiful moisture will remain across 
the area through Friday as a cold front moves into the area, causing 
more widespread thunderstorms and a better chance of severe weather. 
Winds will be from the southwest today around 5-10 mph, but shift to 
the west by tomorrow increasing to 10-15 mph, with gusts of 20-25+ mph 
expected in the mountains, with slightly lighter winds for the 
Piedmont. Any thunderstorms would contain much higher wind gusts. 
Temperatures remain above normal, with highs in the 80s/90s, with 
heat indices near to just over 100 degrees in the Piedmont. 

The front pushes through for Saturday, with much drier air in place 
north of the NC/VA border. MinRH values will drop to around 30% for 
Saturday, slowly rebounding into early next week as storm chances 
return. Winds reduce to under 5 mph. Above normal temperatures will 
continue, with highs in the 80s/90s through the weekend.

VAZ018-120815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
204 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            50           40           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            50           40           0            
Min/Max Temp          68           89           62           89           
Max/Min RH %          88           48           92           31           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      W  5 G23     NW  5 G20    Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  6 G19     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.04         0.04         0.00         
Precip Duration                    1            0                         
Precip Begin                       2 PM         Continuing                
Precip End                         Continuing   9 PM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5960                      6580         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 20                      SW  5        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 119200                    32900        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         72 Good      108 Very Good41 Gen Good  20 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  118 Very Good7 Poor       36 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       4            4            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        5            1            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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