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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
418 AM EDT Wed Oct 7 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure builds over the region this week. Light winds 
and above normal temperatures are expected for the remainder 
of this week. The next chance of wetting rain may not arrive 
until Saturday due to a tropical system moving near the region.
Overall, there are currently no fire weather concerns at 
this time.

VAZ018-072030-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
418 AM EDT Wed Oct 7 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          77           53           78           
Min/Max RH %          37           88           37           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  3         W  3         NW  5        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4400                      5530         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 12                      NW 20        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    52800                     110600       
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         23 Fair      20 Gen Poor  82 Good      
Max ADI Late          57 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  120 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       6            5            5            
Max LVORI Late        1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in
the lower 70s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Southeast winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the mid
50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Rain. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 89 percent. East
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper
50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs around
70. Minimum RH 82 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
65 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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