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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
224 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front will head south across the region through the
overnight, bringing scattered showers and isolated storms to the 
area, especially western and northern sections. The front then 
stalls over parts of VA and NC before heading north as a warm 
front over the weekend. An additional, a disturbance aloft 
arrives over the weekend, helping to maintain showers and storms. 
Temperatures through the period will be above normal to near 
normal for this time of year. There are currently no fire weather 
concerns.

VAZ018-110815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
224 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           60           70           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           50           50           50           
Min/Max Temp          64           86           63           81           
Max/Min RH %          100          62           100          71           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.02         0.15         0.22         0.24         
Precip Duration       1            2            1            5            
Precip Begin          6 PM         11 AM        Continuing   8 AM         
Precip End            12 AM        Continuing   6 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3990                      2920         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  7                     S  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 27930                     20440        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         26 Fair      21 Fair      15 Gen Poor  9 Poor       
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  27 Fair      3 Very Poor  21 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       8            9            9            10           
Max LVORI Late        9            3            9            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
59 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
59 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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