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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
227 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Seasonably warm humid conditions expected for the remainder
of the week with scattered afternoon and evening showers
and thunderstorms. Rainfall coverage will be hit and miss
with rainfall amounts generally a quarter inch or less. 
There will be some localized amounts upwards of one inch
associated with the stronger thunderstorms. Isolated wind
damage is also possible.

VAZ018-080815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
227 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     60           80           60           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           70           60           50           
Min/Max Temp          64           86           64           87           
Max/Min RH %          100          67           100          62           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  4         
Precip Amount         0.05         0.16         0.10         0.05         
Precip Duration       2            4            3            5            
Precip Begin          6 PM         11 AM        Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            11 PM        Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3810                      5160         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  2                      W 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 7620                      61920        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         5 Very Poor  18 Gen Poor  12 Poor      45 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  15 Gen Poor  1 Very Poor  57 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       8            10           8            9            
Max LVORI Late        9            4            9            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 73 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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