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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
245 PM EST Thu Nov 5 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Cold front will move across the area tonight providing clouds, 
scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Best chance 
for rain is east of the Blue Ridge.

Cooler and drier weather should arrive later Friday in the wake
of a second cold front. Passage of this front will bring a 
transition to cooler brisk conditions for the weekend. 

High pressure is expected to dominate next week with moderating 
temperatures and little or no threat for precipitation until
late in the week.

VAZ018-060915-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
245 PM EST Thu Nov 5 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          49           68           37           57           
Max/Min RH %          95           48           89           44           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW  4 G17    NW  8 G27    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  4        NW  6 G26    NW  9 G22    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4980                      3740         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 20                      NW 21        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 99600                     78540        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         1 Very Poor  37 Fair      9 Poor       71 Good      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  111 Very Good6 Very Poor  77 Good      
Max LVORI Early       7            6            4            4            
Max LVORI Late        8            1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 32 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
35 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in
the upper 50s. Minimum RH 41 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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

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