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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
212 PM EST Mon Nov 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Northwest winds stay around 15-20 mph through this evening
before reducing to light tonight. 

Dry conditions continue through midweek, with temperatures 
increasing into the 60s/70s. Min RH values increase slightly
on Wednesday, due to some moisture moving back into the area. 
Next rain chances arrive on Thursday, with best chances west 
of the Blue Ridge. Rain lingers into Friday for the mountains, 
with temperatures falling to below normal and even some 
upslope snow possible late Friday into Saturday with strong 
northwesterly flow.

VAZ018-100915-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
212 PM EST Mon Nov 9 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Clear        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          37           69           39           69           
Max/Min RH %          92           41           100          42           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  4        W  3 G17     W  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  5 G17     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3420                      4050         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 20                      W 10         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 68400                     40500        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         5 Very Poor  46 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  28 Fair      
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  79 Good      4 Very Poor  46 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            5            4            7            
Max LVORI Late        5            2            7            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in
the mid 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 72 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in
the upper 30s. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain and snow. Colder.
Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH 72 percent. Northwest winds
15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow. Lows
in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH
59 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 30. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH
44 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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